Image Bank: Cataloguing Information

For each image we have included information that will assist the Image Bank user in (1) obtaining useful search results and (2) help him or her determine the image location. For example, the intersection of major roads captured in an image is usually included in the database to help pinpoint the image location. The direction the photo was taken and, where possible, the names of landmarks such as schools, churches, libraries, and community centers are also included. Large structures such as the Cathedral of St. Paul or the Minnesota History Center were easy to label as they are well known landmarks; small neighborhood churches were much more difficult to accurately name, especially if we were unfamiliar with the neighborhood. We have included as much information as we reasonably could.

Information used in cataloguing each image came from a variety of resources including GIS data; local documents such as comprehensive plans; street maps; and high-altitude aerial photographs.

Cataloguing resources include:

  • Digital Orthophotography for an area within the Seven County Metropolitan Area of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN (Metropolitan Council, 1997)
  • Digital Orthophotography for an area within the Seven County Metropolitan Area of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN (Metropolitan Council, 2000)
  • The Lawrence Group (TLG) Geospatial Landmark data and the TLG street centerline data (The Lawrence Group, 03/01/2003)
  • The Lawrence Group (TLG) Geospatial Landmark data and the TLG street centerline data (The Lawrence Group, 09/04/2003)
  • King of Maps 1999 Twin Cities Metro Street Atlas (The Lawrence Group, 1999)
  • King of Maps 2000 Twin Cities Metro Street Atlas (The Lawrence Group, 2000)
  • King of Maps 2001 Twin Cities Metro Street Atlas (The Lawrence Group, 2001)
  • Twin Cities Deluxe Metro Street Map (The Lawrence Group, 1998)
  • City of Saint Paul General Map (City of Saint Paul, 1991)
  • City of Saint Paul General Map (City of Saint Paul, 2001)
  • Division of Parks and Recreation Parcel Ownership Map (City of Saint Paul, May 2003)
  • Minneapolis Communities and Neighborhoods (City of Minneapolis, no date)
  • Citizen Participation Planning Districts Map (City of Saint Paul, 1999

 





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