Imagery

Imagery is some of the most informative geographic data available. As the source of the most accurate, authoritative imagery in the world, the federal government is uniquely equipped to use and share these valuable resources. By leveraging imagery in GIS, agencies can manage, visualize, analyze, and disseminate all geospatial information from one comprehensive platform.

Beyond depicting the complex features of our world, imagery reveals missing factors, exposes areas that require further analysis, and illustrates change over time. When combined, geographic information system (GIS) technology and imagery inform each other in remarkable ways. Once available only to scientists and specially trained technicians, imagery is now an essential part of GIS.

Maximize Your Imagery Value

• Discover how imagery is core to ArcGIS
• Find out how to maximize imagery data in ArcGIS [PDF]
• See the imagery platform ArcGIS provides in these demos
• Learn from GIS best practices for imagery [PDF]

Manage your Imagery

• Watch how ArcGIS operates as the center of an imagery management system in this demo.

Use your Imagery

• Learn how the USDA Forest Service delivers high-quality imagery within seconds with ArcGIS.