Rescue of Earliest Known Coast

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Rescue of Earliest KnownCoast Geodetic
SurveyAerial PhotographyClimate Database
Modernization ProgramPresentation forFiscal
Year 2007William HawkenNGS/NOSNovember 14,
2006
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The Climate Link

• Collected in the earliest years of aerial
  photography in the U.S.
• Original photos contain more information than
  was shown on charts
• Unique early record of near-shore climate data
• Waves, Currents, Upwelling, Erosion, Flooding,
  Drought, etc.

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The Film Frames

• BW Photos of various scales and quality
  (resolution)
• Bundled by roll (or run) but not indexed

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The Film Inventory

• Stored in about 200 acid-free boxes
• Each box holds at most 1,200 photos
• Estimate total of 200,000 photo prints

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Task Objective

• Move the holdings to a climate-controlled
  facility
• Catalogue the entire inventory
• Digitally copy (scan) the photographs

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Rescue of Earliest Aerial Photography
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