Geospatial Ontario imagery

Geospatial Ontario imagery View spatial imagery of Ontario captured by satellite or airplane. __Background__ Every five years, the Ministry of Natural Resources coordinates projects to photograph high resolution imagery of settled areas of the province. Geospatial Ontario (GEO) acquires, maintains, and distributes this high-resolution imagery collected across Ontario. From 2013 to 2023, public and private sector organizations partnered with Ontario to share in the costs of acquiring aerial imagery. Project participants included: * other Ontario ministries * municipalities * federal agencies * conservation authorities * non-government organizations (NGOs) * private companies Starting in 2024, GEO will fully fund imagery acquisitions. All imagery will be released openly and available to everyone as soon as the imagery is ready as a mappable product. __Technical information__ This record includes all collections of digital orthophotography which are currently open to the public. Collections are differentiated by year of acquisition and region of the province covered. Orthophotographs are primarily taken during the spring in leaf-off/low-leaf conditions. All orthophotography is available as GeoTIFFs with the following bands of spectral information: * red * green * blue * near-infrared Pixel size is consistent within collections but varies between collections, ranging from a minimum of 16 cm to a maximum of 50 cm. __Open imagery access restrictions__ Starting in 2024, most orthophotography acquisitions will be made available under the Open Government Licence. This only applies to orthophotography collections where Ontario owns the intellectual property rights. __Open Government licensed orthophotography collection release schedule__ 2022 release: * Algonquin 2015 * Central Ontario Orthophotography (COOP) 2016 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2008 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2014 * Simcoe Muskoka Dufferin 2008 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2013 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2006 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2010 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015 2023 release: * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017 2024 release: * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2019-2020 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 * Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022 2025 release: * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2024 2026 release: Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2025 2025-03-12 Government of Ontario Economics and IndustryOntarioImageryOrthophotographyMap ServiceCacheRESTAPIWeb MapAGOLArcGIS OnlineOntario Imagery Web Map Service SourceService SourceSourceGeospatial OntarioGEOMNREnvironment and Natural ResourcesGovernment information Central Ontario 2016 OrthophotographyHTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::central-ontario-orthophotography-project-coop-2016-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Centre de l’Ontario 2016HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-centre-de-lontario-poco-2016-1km-index/about Algonquin 2015 OrthophotographyHTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/documents/lio::algonquin-2015-orthophotography/about Projet d’orthophotographie d’Algonquin 2015HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/documents/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-dalgonquin-2015/about Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2008HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/7070546cda8a40c5817ff320cc1c523c/about Projet d’acquisition d’images numériques pour l’Est (PAINE) 2008HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/9b484fe444ba4254a12c436c0740b236/about Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2014HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::digital-raster-acquisition-project-eastern-ontario-drape-2014-1km-index/about Projet d’acquisition d’images numériques pour l’Est (PAINE) 2014HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dacquisition-dimages-num%C3%A9riques-pour-lest-paine-2014-1km-index/about South Central Ontario Orthophotography (SCOOP) 2013HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/ae8a9eb02559437b99e2ada0f276c54d/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Centre-Sud de l’Ontario (POCSO) 2013HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/409b711fa12646e4a71339bd8e78c3d9/about County of Simcoe, Muskoka and Dufferin (SMD) 2008 OrthophotographyHTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::county-of-simcoe-muskoka-and-dufferin-smd-2008-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie de Simcoe, Muskoka et Dufferin 2008HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-de-simcoe-muskoka-et-dufferin-smd-2008-1km-index/about Southwestern Ontario Orthophotography (SWOOP) 2006HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::south-western-ontario-orthophotography-project-swoop-2006-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario (Projet OSOO) 2006HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-sud-ouest-de-lontario-posoo-2006-1km-index/about Southwestern Ontario Orthophotography (SWOOP) 2010HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::south-western-ontario-orthophotography-project-swoop-2010-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario (Projet OSOO) 2010HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-sud-ouest-de-lontario-posoo-2010-1km-index/about Southwestern Ontario Orthophotography (SWOOP) 2015HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::south-western-ontario-orthophotography-project-swoop-2015-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario (Projet OSOO) 2015HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-sud-ouest-de-lontario-posoo-2015-1km-index/about North Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/778d60f57f124c1597e2b03064831e5c/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario (PONOO) 2017HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/d65f4891ce9a4029b3c74a6fe17b9780/about South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/b5acde0dfe7e4489a91b1468814b6d29/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Centre-Sud de l’Ontario (POCSO) 2018HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/3c8adcbd833142abb0ce406d464542b1/about South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/5ce3ba3176564c46969f064453742f1a/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Centre-Sud de l’Ontario (POCSO) 2023HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/5559cd5761a247f89083efc87d58f5bc/about Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2019-2020HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::digital-raster-acquisition-project-eastern-ontario-drape-2019-2020-1km-index/about Projet d’acquisition d’images numériques pour l’Est (PAINE) 2019 - 2020HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dacquisition-dimages-num%C3%A9riques-pour-lest-paine-2019-2020/about South Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::south-western-ontario-orthophotography-project-swoop-2020-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Sud Ouest de l’Ontario (POSOO) 2020HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-sud-ouest-de-lontario-posoo-2020/about Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::central-ontario-orthophotography-project-coop-2021-1km-index/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Centre de l’Ontario (Projet OCO) 2021HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dorthophotographie-du-centre-de-lontario-projet-oco-2021-index/about North Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/ff49c4cc8a804572b62600afe95b02ba/about Projet d’orthophotographie du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario (PONOO) 2022HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/maps/63e7c6b58eaa42fcb787ddf995102127/about Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2024HTML https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::digital-raster-acquisition-project-eastern-ontario-drape-2024-1km-index/about Projet d’acquisition d’images numériques pour l’Est (PAINE) 2024HTML https://geohub-fr.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/lio::projet-dacquisition-dimages-num%C3%A9riques-pour-lest-paine-2024-1km-index/about

View spatial imagery of Ontario captured by satellite or airplane. Background Every five years, the Ministry of Natural Resources coordinates projects to photograph high resolution imagery of settled areas of the province. Geospatial Ontario (GEO) acquires, maintains, and distributes this high-resolution imagery collected across Ontario. From 2013 to 2023, public and private sector organizations partnered with Ontario to share in the costs of acquiring aerial imagery. Project participants included: * other Ontario ministries * municipalities * federal agencies * conservation authorities * non-government organizations (NGOs) * private companies Starting in 2024, GEO will fully fund imagery acquisitions. All imagery will be released openly and available to everyone as soon as the imagery is ready as a mappable product. Technical information This record includes all collections of digital orthophotography which are currently open to the public. Collections are differentiated by year of acquisition and region of the province covered. Orthophotographs are primarily taken during the spring in leaf-off/low-leaf conditions. All orthophotography is available as GeoTIFFs with the following bands of spectral information: * red * green * blue * near-infrared Pixel size is consistent within collections but varies between collections, ranging from a minimum of 16 cm to a maximum of 50 cm. Open imagery access restrictions Starting in 2024, most orthophotography acquisitions will be made available under the Open Government Licence. This only applies to orthophotography collections where Ontario owns the intellectual property rights. Open Government licensed orthophotography collection release schedule 2022 release: * Algonquin 2015 * Central Ontario Orthophotography (COOP) 2016 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2008 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2014 * Simcoe Muskoka Dufferin 2008 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2013 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2006 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2010 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015 2023 release: * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017 2024 release: * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2019-2020 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 * Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022 2025 release: * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2024 2026 release: Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2025

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