This 3.33 foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was purchased from the U. S. Department of Agriculture Aerial Photography Field Office, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119-2020. The image is georeferenced to the Illinois State Plane, Eastern Zone, using the NAD83 HARN horizontal datum

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July 1946 by the United States Geological Survey. They were then scanned by the USGS and georeferenced by Lake County in 2007. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from old film, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as fading. Parts of the county were not captured including some areas in Buffalo Grove, Highland Park, and Riverwoods. The date of the flight means that most trees have fully leaf-out canopies, which obscure some ground features. This flight took place during a period of high population growth and land use change. The census population of Lake County was 121,094 in 1940 and 179,097 in 1950, a 48% increase; this photography documents land use in the middle of that decade.

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July 1946 by the United States Geological Survey. They were then scanned by the USGS and georeferenced by Lake County in 2007. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from old film, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as fading. Parts of the county were not captured including some areas in Buffalo Grove, Highland Park, and Riverwoods. The date of the flight means that most trees have fully leaf-out canopies, which obscure some ground features. This flight took place during a period of high population growth and land use change. The census population of Lake County was 121,094 in 1940 and 179,097 in 1950, a 48% increase; this photography documents land use in the middle of that decade.

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July 1946 by the United States Geological Survey. They were then scanned by the USGS and georeferenced by Lake County in 2007. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from old film, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as fading. Parts of the county were not captured including some areas in Buffalo Grove, Highland Park, and Riverwoods. The date of the flight means that most trees have fully leaf-out canopies, which obscure some ground features. This flight took place during a period of high population growth and land use change. The census population of Lake County was 121,094 in 1940 and 179,097 in 1950, a 48% increase; this photography documents land use in the middle of that decade.

This six inch pixel resolution color aerial photography was flown between April 16, 2007 and May 7, 2007. The files are provided in JPEG2000, an open format supported by most GIS and CAD software packages. Its intended usage for viewing is 1" = 100. The photography has been orthorectified to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for its capture scale. The images are georeferenced to the Illinois State Plane, Eastern Zone, using the NAD83 HARN horizontal datum. The data set is tiled for dissemination into many separate tiles. Each tile is a section in the Public Land Survey System. The first two digits are the township, the next two are the range and the final two are the section.

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July and August 1939. They were scanned in 2001, and georeferenced in 2002. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from paper prints, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as pen marks and fading. Caution should be used in interpreting features in this photography with reference to current conditions. In particular, many roads and road intersections have been realigned in the more than 60 years since this photography was taken. This historic aerial photography was captured in digital form as the result of a cooperative project between the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Mapping Division of the Lake County Department of Information Technology. It is part of a statewide program to preserve the oldest known extensive aerial photography for future generations. The original photography was performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a nation-wide program for use in agricultural assessment. Since the original negatives became unstable and were destroyed by the National Archives in the 1980's, only paper prints remain. A set of paper prints representing the best available quality was assembled from the collections of several agencies.

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July and August 1939. They were scanned in 2001, and georeferenced in 2002. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from paper prints, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as pen marks and fading. Caution should be used in interpreting features in this photography with reference to current conditions. In particular, many roads and road intersections have been realigned in the more than 60 years since this photography was taken. This historic aerial photography was captured in digital form as the result of a cooperative project between the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Mapping Division of the Lake County Department of Information Technology. It is part of a statewide program to preserve the oldest known extensive aerial photography for future generations. The original photography was performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a nation-wide program for use in agricultural assessment. Since the original negatives became unstable and were destroyed by the National Archives in the 1980's, only paper prints remain. A set of paper prints representing the best available quality was assembled from the collections of several agencies.

This two foot pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown on various dates in July and August 1939. They were scanned in 2001, and georeferenced in 2002. This data should NOT be used at a scale larger than 1 inch = 400 feet. Due to the lack of sufficient camera calibration information, errors will increase towards the margin of each underlying photo, although this effect has been minimized by cropping individual photos to make this mosaic. Since these photos were scanned from paper prints, local distortions (from the media stretching and/or shrinking) may be present as well as pen marks and fading. Caution should be used in interpreting features in this photography with reference to current conditions. In particular, many roads and road intersections have been realigned in the more than 60 years since this photography was taken. This historic aerial photography was captured in digital form as the result of a cooperative project between the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Mapping Division of the Lake County Department of Information Technology. It is part of a statewide program to preserve the oldest known extensive aerial photography for future generations. The original photography was performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a nation-wide program for use in agricultural assessment. Since the original negatives became unstable and were destroyed by the National Archives in the 1980's, only paper prints remain. A set of paper prints representing the best available quality was assembled from the collections of several agencies.

This six inch pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown April 22, 2000, at a negative scale of 1" = 833, flying at an altitude of 5000 feet. The files are provided in JPEG2000, an open format supported by most GIS and CAD software packages. Its intended usage for viewing is 1" = 100. The photography has been orthorectified to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for its capture scale. The images are georeferenced to the Illinois State Plane, Eastern Zone, using the NAD83 HARN horizontal datum. The data set is tiled for dissemination into many separate tiles. Each tile is a section in the Public Land Survey System. The first two digits are the township, the next two are the range and the final two are the section.

This six inch pixel resolution black and white aerial photography was flown April 22, 2000, at a negative scale of 1" = 833, flying at an altitude of 5000 feet. The files are provided in JPEG2000, an open format supported by most GIS and CAD software packages. Its intended usage for viewing is 1" = 100. The photography has been orthorectified to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for its capture scale. The images are georeferenced to the Illinois State Plane, Eastern Zone, using the NAD83 HARN horizontal datum. The data set is tiled for dissemination into many separate tiles. Each tile is a section in the Public Land Survey System. The first two digits are the township, the next two are the range and the final two are the section.