BASIC INFORMATION

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Orthophoto 1994
Albania (ALB)

The 1994 orthophoto, for the Western Lowland area of Albania, covers an area of approximately 4591 km2. This orthophoto was produced in GEOTIFF format and in the Geodetic Reference System (KRGJSH), based on the provisions of the Council of Ministers Decision no. 669, dated 07/08/2013, as amended. The orthophoto product is in panchromatic format (black and white) for the area covered by the scanned images of the 1994 aerial photography, taken in the period April-July 1994, and has an average photography scale of 1:10000, following the procedure of scanning aerial photographs. In the scanning process, semi-professional scanners were used to scan copies of this photograph, printed on paper with an average scale of 1:10000. The geospatial information obtained from this orthophoto will help improve the cadastral data of properties, which are essential for investments in the country's economic development and the legal security of property, as well as in the implementation of Decision No. 442, dated 18.7.2018, of the Council of Ministers "On determining the procedure for the transfer of ownership and registration of immovable properties, built until 10.8.1991 and their functional land". Clarification: The handwritten notes on the aerial photographs from which the orthophoto was obtained were made for reasons of use at the time of product production. The data are in accordance with the standard with 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

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Not specified

CLASSIFICATION AND KEYWORDS

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imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover category
Aerial photography comService Digital orthophoto Orthoimaging Orthophoto

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

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KRGJSH

TEMPORAL INFORMATION

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Available data
Jan. 20, 2020
Jan. 1, 1994
July 27, 2023

QUALITY AND CONFORMANCE

Data quality and standards conformance

Aerial photography was carried out by the Italian company "CGR srl" Parma, Italy, on behalf of the Albanian Government, represented by the Phare Program-PMU/IPRS (Project Management Unit/Immovable Property Registration System) office, at the Ministry of Agriculture.

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ISO 19139
Conformant

ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION

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copyright

There are no restrictions for public use.

Not specified

CONTACT INFORMATION

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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

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Eng
Oct. 20, 2025
AL_ASIG_Orthophoto_1994