-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: air photos of Japan -- Hokkaido 1970s/1980s? Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:11:08 +0900 From: Reese W. Plews <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Andrew, you can search aerial photos on GSI's archive site, http://archive.gsi.go.jp/airphoto/ pricing http://www.gsi.go.jp/MAP/kounyu.html#photo not sure what your needs are, but images will probably need to be ordered and purchased, as the online images on the above archive site are probably not suitable your needs. suitable date ranges exist for your patron. most appear to be monochrome. i did find color images from 1976. some screenshots are available for download. http://plewsconsulting.com/downloads/yagi-gawa.rar it may be possible that other images exist either in raw form or processed (orthos). possible options would be local govt office (hakodate?), prefecture office, or private company (aerial survey company). not impossible to find but would take some time and pricing will, most likely, be prohibitive. some photos can be purchased online through the japan map center (JMC) through their net shopping page, but they are not set up to handle foreign orders, so there will be difficulty. japanese language skills will be essential for you or your patron to follow through with this. orders of prints will take about 2 weeks. i would estimate 20-30 days for searching, ordering and shipping/receipt to you. i have helped a number of foreign organizations obtain geospatial data from japan and i would be happy to discuss this with you more. please contact me off list. -- reese plews plews consulting geospatial services tokyo, japan rplews at tkb.att.ne.jp rplews at gmail.com Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee wrote: > kmz file attached ... > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: air photos of Japan -- Hokkaido 1970s/1980s? > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:44:05 -0700 > From: andrew nicholson <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > Dear Maps-L readers, > > I have a patron looking for aerial photos for a study site in Japan. > Speciically, on the southern peninsula of Hokkaido. Photos from the late > 1970s or early 1980s would be ideal. > > I have attached a placemark kmz indicating the site. > > Would anyone have some of this material in their collections or know of > a collection that they could refer us too? > > Any suggestions would be most appreciated! > > Thank you, > Andrew > > -- > > Andrew J.P. Nicholson > > GIS/Data Librarian > > Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre > > University of Toronto Mississauga > > 3359 Mississauga Road North > > Mississauga, Ontario > > CANADAL5L 1C6 > > Phone:(905)828-3886 > > Fax:(905)569-4320 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Library Web: http://library.utm.utoronto.ca/ > > > >