Metadata: High Resolution Orthoimagery, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Spring 2018

High Resolution Orthoimagery, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Spring 2018

This page last updated: 01/06/2020
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines


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  1. Overview
  2. Data Quality
  3. Data Organization
  4. Coordinate System
  5. Attributes
  6. Distribution - Get Data
  7. Metadata Reference

Section 1: Overview

Originator:Hennepin County and The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Title: High Resolution Orthoimagery, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Spring 2018

Abstract: This dataset contains leaf-off natural color digital orthophoto imagery produced at 3-inch resolution from new aerial photography captured in May 2018. The imagery covers Hennepin County, in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota.

This metadata record was created using information supplied by Hennepin County and Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Purpose: The imagery will be used for various planning, design research and mapping purposes.

Time Period of Content Date: 05/2018

Currentness Reference: Ground condition. The imagery was captured May 4-18, 2018.

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown

Spatial Extent of Data: Hennepin County, Minnesota

Bounding Coordinates: -93.78
-93.17
45.25
44.78

Place Keywords: Minnesota, MN, Hennepin County, Minneapolis

Theme Keywords: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, Orthophotography, Digital Orthophotography, Ortho, Orthophotos, Digital Orthorectified Images, Digital Orthophotos, DOQ, DOQQ, Imagery, Images, Aerial Photography, Aerial Photos, Digital Aerial Photography, Air Photo

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Access Constraints: Unrestricted

Use Constraints: This data (i) is furnished "AS IS" with no representation as to completeness or accuracy; (ii) is furnished with no warranty of any kind; and (iii) is not suitable for legal, engineering or surveying purposes. Hennepin County shall not be liable for any damage, injury or loss resulting from this data.

Contact Person Information: ,
Hennepin County Geographic Information Services
300 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55487
Phone: 612-596-9484
Email: gis.info@hennepin.us

Browse Graphic: Click to view a data sample.
Screenshot of countywide natural color imagery

Associated Data Sets: For other years of Hennepin County imagery, see the Hennepin County Aerial Imagery Viewer: http://hennepin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=af6985232e094f95a5aa4075254b6cad

For information on other air photos available for Minnesota, see: https://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/airphoto/

Section 2: Data Quality

Attribute Accuracy: All files are inspected to ensure that they conform to the specified file naming conventions, all files load in their correct geographic position.

Logical Consistency: Not applicable

Completeness: No information supplied.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy: No information supplied.

Vertical Positional Accuracy: Not applicable.

Lineage: The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. captured and processed the imagery and provided it to Hennepin County.

Hennepin County provided the imagery tiles to MnGeo whose staff then added it as a layer to the Minnesota Geospatial Image Service.

Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)


Section 4: Coordinate System

Horizontal Coordinate Scheme: Universal Transverse Mercator

UTM Zone Number: 15

Horizontal Datum: NAD83

Horizontal Units: meters

Vertical Datum:

Vertical Units:

Depth Datum:

Depth Units:

Cell Width: .077

Cell Height: .077

Section 5: Attributes

Overview: Imagery has 3 Bands with the order of Red, Green, Blue.

Detailed Citation:

Table Detail:

Section 6: Distribution

Publisher: Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)

Publication Date: 09/2019

Contact Person Information: Nancy Rader, GIS Data Specialist
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
658 Cedar Street, Room 300
St. Paul, MN  55155
Phone: 651-201-2489
Email: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us

Distributor's Data Set Identifier: Hennepin 2018 Imagery

Distribution Liability: 1. Hennepin County: This data (i) is furnished "AS IS" with no representation as to completeness or accuracy; (ii) is furnished with no warranty of any kind; and (iii) is not suitable for legal, engineering or surveying purposes. Hennepin County shall not be liable for any damage, injury or loss resulting from this data.

2. MnGeo's disclaimer: https://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/disclaimer.html

Ordering Instructions: The imagery is available to view from either Hennepin County (via WMS or ArcGIS Map Services) or from MnGeo's Geospatial Image Service. Both options provide the url to connect to the service as well as information about how to use a WMS.

Due to file size there is currently no option to download the photos.

Find links to access the imagery by clicking on the "Online Linkage" field below.

Online Linkage: I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.

Section 7: Metadata Reference

Metadata Date: 01/06/2020

Contact Person Information: Nancy Rader, GIS Data Specialist
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
658 Cedar Street, Room 300
St. Paul, MN  55155
Phone: 651-201-2489
Email: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us

Metadata Standard Name: Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines

Metadata Standard Version: 1.2



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