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FAQ's about Digital Aerial Photographs

What is meant by flight line?
Can I get an aerial photograph today?
Do I get more detail with a larger aerial photograph?
What is meant by the scale of the aerial photograph?
What information do I need to perform a search for an aerial photograph?
What film type is best for me?
What is meant by resolution of an aerial photograph?
Why are most of the aerial photographs acquired looking straight down from the aircraft?
What is CIR, B/W, BIR, and natural color?
What are the prices of aerial photograph products?
What different types of aerial photographs are available through the USGS?
Can I get a natural color aerial photograph of my town?
What is meant by focal length?
What do the different colors in a CIR aerial photograph represent?
Are aerial photography products available to the public?
Can anyone just drop in at USGS Information Services locations?
Can I get an aerial photograph of my property?
Can I search for aerial photography over the Internet?
Will I be able to see my house in the aerial photograph?
How do I get aerial photographs of where I live?

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