Imagery Archive
RS&GIS Historic Aerial Imagery Archive at Michigan State University
Our archive consists of hundreds of thousands of historic aerial photographs dating from the 1930s to the early 2000s. These data are useful for environmental site assessments, real-estate activities, planning, mitigation, land use change, shoreline erosion, property disputes and more. Our photographs have been roughly referenced which allows them to be brought into a GIS program for additional analysis. Data include county datasets from the USDA, specialty datasets such as large scale leaf-off MDOT photographs, shoreline images, high Altitude NASA color infrared imagery and more.
Ordering Imagery
Using our online request system, your order will be filled quickly – usually within 24 hours. Following your order, you will receive an email with a link to download the imagery. Individual images are $30 each.
RS&GIS Aerial Archive Map Application
Now Available to the MSU User Community!
Use our new map application to browse and download historic images for MSU education, research or outreach purposes.
Image download is free for the MSU community but users must confirm use is limited to MSU business activities. Images cannot be shared for any reason.
Access to data through the application for non-MSU users is coming soon as we finalize the payment process.
For more information, or to request a bulk imagery order, please contact our Aerial Archive Manager:
Nick Weil, GISP
Aerial Archive Manager
