USGS Fact Sheet 220-96: Aerial Photography Summary Record System

Aerial Photography Summary Record System

By U.S. Geological Survey

Archived Publication—Most of the information contained in this publication is no longer current and is not expected to be updated.

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Introduction

The Aerial Photography Summary Record System (APSRS) describes aerial photography projects that meet specified criteria over a given geographic area of the United States and its territories.

Aerial photographs are an important tool in cartography and a number of other professions. Land use planners, real estate developers, lawyers, environmental specialists, and many other professionals rely on detailed and timely aerial photographs.

Until 1975, there was no systematic approach to locate an aerial photograph, or series of photographs, quickly and easily. In that year, the U.S. Geological Survey inaugurated the APSRS, which has become a standard reference for users of aerial photographs.

First posted August 1998

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U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Aerial Photography Summary Record System: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 220–96, 1 p., available only online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0220/.