Historical Image Index

Access APIHistorical Imagery IndexThe Historical Imagery Index is a referenced footprint dateset created from digitised Key Diagrams for Aerial Imagery pre ADS product  captured across NSW. This Index supports the Historical Imagery Viewer and allows the search discovery and download of Spatial Services huge repository of digitised Historical Aerial Photography.  This index is periodically updated as new photo centers are digitised from the HAP collections Key Diagrams HAP (Historical Aerial Photography)The collection has been acquired over a number of years from 1930 through to 2005. The imagery was originally captured using a variety of cameras including the Wild RC-5, RC-10 and Leica RC-30 cameras with a variety of lenses with focal lengths of 88mm, 153mm and 304mm.  Images were captured in monochrome or colour during this period at a range of scales ranging from 1:10 000 to 1:80 000. Images have been digitised from either the aerial film negatives or hard copy prints up 2000dpi resolution depending on the scanned medium.These are standard 600dpi unprocessed frames as JPG’sThe HAP collection has been digitised from either the aerial film negatives or hard copy prints up 2000dpi resolution depending on the scanned medium.Current state: This collection exists as un-projected aerial imagery files.Metadata  Content Title Historical Image IndexContent Type Hosted Feature LayerDescription An index of un-projected Historical aerial Image tilesInitial Publication Date 19/10/2021Data Currency 24/04/2025Data Update Frequency Other Content Source OtherFile Type ESRI File Geodatabase (*.gdb)Attribution  Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other Datasets  Accuracy  Spatial Reference System (dataset) GDA94 Spatial Reference System (web service) EPSG:4326 WGS84 Equivalent To GDA94 Spatial Extent  Content Lineage  Data Classification UnclassifiedData Access Policy OpenData Quality  Terms and Conditions Creative CommonsStandard and Specification  Data Custodian Spatial Services | NSW Department of Customer ServicePoint of Contact DCS Spatial Services Customer HubData Aggregator DCS Spatial ServicesData Distributor DCS Spatial ServicesAdditional Supporting Information TRIM Number

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Title Historical Image Index
Date Published 04/11/2025
Last Updated 04/11/2025
Publisher/Agency Spatial Services (DCS)
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Data Portal Spatial