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Imagery and Base Maps
Digital Orthophotography
| name | description | type | metadata | download |
| Digital Orthophotography | Digital aerial photography available at 200m, 100m, 50m, 20m, 5m, 2m, & 1m pixel resolutions | ![]() |
Rhode Island's Digital Imagery Server | ||
| 1997 RIDOT 1:5000 Digital Orthophotography | Digital aerial photography from April 1997 with a 2 foot pixel resolution. Distributed on a 2 CD set from RIGIS. | ![]() |
Refer to the RIGIS5KO CD's | ||
| 2002 USGS true color orthophotography | Digital aerial photography from Spring 2002 for the major urban areas of Northeast Rhode Island. Distributed on CD by the RIGIS Coordinator. | ![]() |
Contact the RIGIS Coordinator at rigis@admin.ri.gov to order the CD set. | ||
| 2003 USDA-FSA National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) 1:12,000 digital true color orthophotography | Digital aerial photography from Summer 2003 with a 1 meter pixel resolution of Rhode Island, excluding Block Island. Also distributed on CD by the RIGIS Coordinator. | ![]() |
These data are available for download in both MrSID and GeoTIFF formats, - OR- contact the RIGIS Coordinator at rigis@admin.ri.gov to order the CD set. |
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| 2003-2004 RIDOT 1:5,000 digital true color orthophotography | Digital aerial orthophotography from Spring 2003 and 2004 with a 2 foot pixel resolution. Distributed on a 3-CD set from RIGIS or by downloading individual images from this website. | ![]() |
These data are available for download in both MrSID and GeoTIFF formats, - OR- contact the RIGIS Coordinator at rigis@admin.ri.gov to order the CD set. |
Georeferenced Map Images
| name | description | type | metadata | download |
| NOAA Nautical Charts | TIF Image Files of NOAA Nautical Charts for Narragansett Bay and Coastal Rhode Island. Available on CD from the RIGIS Coordinator. | ![]() |
Contact the RIGIS Coordinator at rigis@admin.ri.gov to order the CD set. Expect to see these online for download soon! | ||
| USGS 7.5 Minute Topo Maps | TIF images of scanned 7.5 minute USGS topo quadrangles including all collar information | ![]() |
These data are available for download in GeoTIFF format. | ||
| USGS 7.5 Minute Topo Maps (Collarless) | TIF images of scanned 7.5 minute USGS topo quadrangle. Clipped to quad neatline and contain no collar information. | ![]() |
These data are available for download in GeoTIFF format. |
Non-georeferenced Historical Aerial Photography
| name | description | type | metadata | download |
| 1939 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 3 CD's. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image maps: Northern RI Southern RI Eastern RI To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1951-1952 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 2 CD's. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image maps: Northern RI Southern RI To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1962 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 2 CD's. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image maps: To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1972 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 4 CD's. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image maps: To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1976 Digital Aerial Photography | Scanned historical images of statewide aerial photography from 1976 in a MrSid compressed format. - (Electronic download and CDROM products of these images are not orthorectified, and nor georegistered). Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image map: RI -OR- |
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| 1981 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 1 CD. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image map: RI To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1988 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 1 CD. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image map: RI To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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| 1992 Digital Aerial Photography | Black and white images in MrSid format scanned from contact prints. Also distributed on a 4 CD's. Images are non-orthocorrected, non-georegistered. Please note: specialized software is required to view these images. | ![]() |
Clickable image maps: To order CD's refer to RIGIS Digital Aerial CD's |
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