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Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, 1972-1982

Overview of the Collection

Title
Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
Dates
1972-1982 (inclusive)
1972-1974 (bulk)
Quantity
1 cubic foot, including 17 items, (3 map folders)
Collection Number
MAPS Satellite
Summary
The Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest include a variety of satellite images and aerial photographs depicting Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. Most of the images are at a small scale and depict large areas; more detailed images of Mt. St. Helens in Washington and the Oregon Coast are part of the collection.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest include a variety of satellite images and aerial photographs depicting Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. Most of the images are at a small scale (1:1,000,000) and depict large areas. However, several detailed images are also part of the collection. An aerial photograph of Mt. St. Helens and Spirit Lake taken in 1972, several years before the catastrophic 1980 eruption, and several aerial photographs of the Oregon coast are included. All of the images were made from data captured in the early 1970s. One item was prepared in 1982 using 1974 data.

Images in the collection were prepared by NASA from Landsat data and by the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory (ERSAL) at Oregon State University. A radar mosaic of western Oregon produced by Motorola Aerial Remote Sensing, Inc. is available in the collection. The images depict vegetation cover, water bodies, physical land features, and topography. The collection documents the types of satellite images and aerial photographs that were produced in the early 1970s.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest (MAPS Satellite), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series: I. Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photographs, 1972-1982.

Custodial History

Acquisition Information

These materials were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.

Related Materials

Records of the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory (RG 218) at OSU are available in the Special Collections & Archives Research Center. The Center also houses several collections of aerial photographs including the Marys Peak Area Aerial Photographs (P 293), McDonald Forest Aerial Photographs (P 294), Siuslaw National Forest Aerial Photographs (P 292), Umatilla National Forest Aerial Photographs (P 296), and U.S. Dept. of Agricultural Aerial Photographs of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties (P 267).

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Detailed Description of the Collection