For those that can use non-standard HTTP ports, this data is available reprojected and tiled at http://cube.telascience.org:8000/va_2007/
JOSM URL is: tms:http://cube.telascience.org:8000/va_2007/${zoom}/${x}/${y}.jpg On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Josh Doe <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure how many are aware of this, but the Commonwealth of > Virginia regularly acquires high resolution orthoimagery, through the > Virginia Base Mapping Program, administered by the Virginia > Information Technologies Agency (VITA). Some of this data is in the > public domain. Specifically, the flights from 2002 and from 2006/2007 > are available online [1], and Google even uses some of this imagery > for certain parts of Virginia (though not in my area). The imagery > from 2006/2007 varies in resolution from 6 inches to 1 foot. > > Unfortunately this data is only available via an ArcGIS Server, using > their REST interface. I made an attempt to write a plugin to support > that interface in JOSM but was unsuccessful, however through some > trickery I was able to create a local OSM-style tile cache of my small > area of interest, and have found it very useful due to the high > resolution and especially because I can see right through the trees, > since it's off-leaf. > > It's expected that later this year VBMP imagery from 2009 is to be > released into the public domain. This imagery varies in resolution > between 3 inches and 1 foot. VITA is testing a WMS server, but there > are no guarantees it will become available. > > If anyone is interested in adapting JOSM and/or Potlatch2 to support > the ArcGIS REST tile interface, please let me, as I'd be interested in > collaborating. > > It would be fantastic for Virginia OSMers to have access to this data, > especially when the 2009 imagery becomes available! > > Regards, > -Josh > > [1]: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Virginia#Virginia_Base_Mapping_Program_.28VBMP.29_Orthoimagery > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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