Aerial Photography

Digital aerial photos were taken of the region for the years 2000, 2004, and 2006, 2008, and 2010. The extent of these photos includes all municipalities including the County of Essex, City of Windsor, Point Pelee National Park, and may include Pelee Island. All photography is taken in the springtime. Please refer to table for specifications.

Year	Extent	Scale	Resolution	Colour	Available from ERCA?	File Format
2000	All Region	1:15,000	30 cm	B&W	Essex County and Pelee Island	ECW
2000	Urban Areas	1:6,250	10 cm	B&W	Essex County	ECW
2004	Pelee I	1:15,000	30 cm	B&W	Pelee Island	ECW
2004	Mainland	1:10,000	10 cm	B&W	No	-
2006	Pelee I	-	30 cm	Colour	No	-
2006	Mainland	-	10 cm	Colour	No	-
2008	Mainland	-	10 cm	Colour	No	-
2010	Mainland	-	10 cm	Colour	No	-
2010	Pelee I	-	20 cm	Colour	No	-

Generally, these photos are available for viewing for free through the digital interactive mapping portals available from various municipalities. See the GIS Links section for your area of interest.

Digital photo files are also available for purchase from the municipal office for the grographic region you are interested in. Please refer to contact information below:

Area	Responsible Party	Contact Information
City of Windsor	Kirk Tamm, GIS Administrator	519-255-6275 ext 6418
County of Essex		GIS Airphoto Data Request
Point Pelee National Park		519-322-5700
Pelee Island (2000,2004)	ERCA/Tom Dufour, Geomatics Technician	519-776-5209 ext. 378
Pelee Island (2006, 2010)	MNR/Mike Robertson	mike.robertson@mnr.gov.on.ca

Metadata

Metadata is simply Data about Data. The Essex Region Conservation Authority's GIS metadata is currently stored within an application produced by the University of Windsor to host local GIS Metadata. Metadata is generated to conform to the ISO Standard.

For more information about ERCA and local Municipal data please visit the University of Windsor Metadata Page.