BASIC INFORMATION

Core identification information for the metadata record
Orthophoto 1976-1986
Albania (ALB)

Orthophoto produced by photography between 1976-1986, covers 16 cities of Albania and their surroundings. The list of cities is Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë, Shkodër, Elbasan, Korçë, Berat, Fier, Kavajë, Lushnje, Rrogozhinë, Shijak, Peqin, Kamëz, Fushë Krujë, Manëz. This orthophoto was produced in GEOTIFF format and in the Geodetic Reference System, (KRGJSH), based on the definitions of the Decision of the Council of Ministers no. 669, dated 07/08/2013, as amended. The orthophoto product is in panchromatic format (black and white). The orthophoto was produced from scanned images of aerial photographs. The Pixel size is 70 cm. The original image of the Orthoimagery is in Geotiff format. Semi-automatically generated seamlines were used for mosaicking the orthophotos. The data are in accordance with the standard of the Council of Ministers No. 397, dated 19.06.2019, On the approval of the document "State Standards for Technical Specifications of Geospatial Information in Albania - Topic: Orthoimagery".

CCD
Eng

GRAPHIC OVERVIEW

Visual representation of the resource
Not specified

CLASSIFICATION AND KEYWORDS

Categorization and keyword information
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover category
Orthoimagery Orthophoto Topographic map

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Geographic extent and bounding box
KRGJSH

TEMPORAL INFORMATION

Temporal coverage and dates
Available data
Jan. 13, 2025
Jan. 1, 1976
Jan. 28, 2025

QUALITY AND CONFORMANCE

Data quality and standards conformance

Aerial photographs were taken from the Archives of the Institute of Geography and Cartography of the Army (IGJIU). In the scanning process, semi-professional scanners were used with which copies (positives) of this photograph were scanned, printed on paper with an average scale of 1:13000, size 18x18 cm. The digital resolution of the scan is 600 dpi.

2500
ISO 19139
Conformant

ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION

Access constraints and distribution information

copyright

There are no restrictions on public access.

Not specified

CONTACT INFORMATION

Responsible parties and contact details
State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG)
Publisher
Email: info@asig.gov.al
Website: https://asig.gov.al
State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG)
Publisher
Email: info@asig.gov.al
Website: https://asig.gov.al

METADATA DETAILS

Information about this metadata record
Eng
Oct. 20, 2025
AL_ASIG_Orthophoto_1976_1986