Lidar

LIDAR is also a type of remote sensing which uses a laser instead of a radar or microwave sensor. This is an NASA image taken from space; LIDAR is being used by NASA in space operations and complete detailed and downloaded image can be seen at:

http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/LaserSensing.html

Doppler Radar

Doppler Radar created by FSU. Doppler Radar is a form of remote sensing, using radar .. this image depicts a hurricane along the Florida Coastline.

Downloaded from:

http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/CurrCD/CURRCD-FINAL/Image%20Library/IM22-RadarMIA1992.gif

Black and White Aerial Photography

Typical type imagery often produced for government agencies for use in their GIS. This particular image was found on the Massachusett's GIS Web Page. Downloaded from:

http://www.mass.gov/mgis/oqdesc.htm

Infrared Aerial Photo

False color infrared aerial photo of Teton National Wildlife Refuge. False color imagery is often used as it helps to delineate surface features. In this image, they have identified the sand dunes, hydrology features and the Alaska Highway.

Downloaded from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://geology.usgs.gov/connections/fws/images/projects/co-infrared_tetlin_refuge.jpg&imgrefurl=http://geology.usgs.gov/connections/fws/colls%26opps/collandopps.htm&h=429&w=403&sz=51&hl=en&start=12&tbnid=P4K35576tGOj_M:&tbnh=126&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinfrared%2Baerial%2Bphoto%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

Cartographic Animations

This is a cartographic animations which displays traffic accidents around the world. Image was obtained through a yahoo search and downloaded from http://www.blacksworld.net/blog/2007/08/. Mr. Black had a prevous cartographic animation that traveled the web and was seen by many. It portrayed air traffic across the US and it was just as interesting. It can be seen at http://www.blacksworld.net/blog/2006/12/04/flight-path-animations/.

Cadastral Map

This is an example of a cadastral map or property ownership map. This particular map was downloaded from Santa Rosa County's Property Appraiser web site. Property ownership data accompanies the map when you are actually using the web server. http://www.srcpa.org/property.html

PLSS Map

The is an original Government Land Office (GLO) PLSS Map of Township 6N Range 25W downloaded from www.labins.org. This particular area is located near the town of Jay, Florida and shows irregular section number assignment due to Spanish Land Grants which are also depicted on the map. You can also see where a river traverses through this township.