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Special Purpose Imagery Archive

The following are ad hoc-generated images for special projects, grouped by geographic region. Note: some of the linked images are large georeferenced JPG or TIFF files that have been compressed using the tar and gzip utilities.

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Full resolution Landsat imagery is available from USGS.
MODIS imagery is available from NASA.
Flood information is from NWS AHPS.


Upper Midwest Region
Devils Lake, ND - 2011-06-03

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the extents of Devils Lake in eastern North Dakota.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Devils Lake, ND - 2011-06-03
Flooding in North Dakota - 2011-06-01

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the flooding along the rivers in western and central North Dakota, extending up into Canada.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Flooding in North Dakota - 2011-06-01
Red River from Pembina, ND to Morris, MB - 2011-04-25

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the swollen banks of the Red River as it flows north along the border of Minnesota and North Dakota into Manitoba, Canada. The towns of Pembina, ND and St. Vincent, MN can be seen at the bottom of the image, just south of the US-Canada border at Emerson, MB. The town of Morris, MB sits as a near-island in the upper center of the image.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue. The projection is UTM Zone 14N. The scenes used were L5030026_02620110425 and L5030027_02720110425.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Red River from Pembina, ND to Morris, MB - 2011-04-25
Red River at Grand Forks, ND - 2011-04-25

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the swollen banks of the Red River as it flows north along the border of Minnesota and North Dakota. Grand Forks, ND can be seen on the western side of the split at the bottom righthand corner of the image.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue. The projection is UTM Zone 14N. The scenes used were L5030026_02620110425 and L5030027_02720110425.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Red River at Grand Forks, ND - 2011-04-25
Red River at Fargo, ND - 2011-04-25

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the swollen banks of the Red River as it flows north along the border of Minnesota and North Dakota from Fargo, ND to just south of Grand Forks, ND.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue. The projection is UTM Zone 14N. The scenes used were L5030026_02620110425 and L5030027_02720110425.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Red River at Fargo, ND - 2011-04-25
Devils Lake, ND - 2011-04-23

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the swollen extents of Devils Lake and environs. Devils Lake is the large lake to the south, with Pelican Lake just north divided by the east-west County Road 19. Above that are the once-separated Lake Irvine, Lake Alice, Chain Lake, Mikes Lake, and Dry Lake. To the east of those are Morrison Lake and Sweetwater Lake.

The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue. The scene used was L5032026_02620110423.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Devils Lake, ND - 2011-04-23
Minnesota River from New Ulm to Chaska, MN - 2011-04-04

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite depicting the swollen banks of the Minnesota River and ice on the surface of the nearby lakes. The TM bands 4, 3, and 2 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Minnesota River from New Ulm to Chaska, MN - 2011-04-04
Headwaters of the Red River of the North - 2011-04-02

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a brightened false-color composite showing the headwaters of the Red River of the North along the Minnesota / Dakota border. Fargo/Moorhead is visible up top, with Wahpeton and Lake Traverse further south. The image is projected in UTM Zone 15 north. The TM bands 4, 3, and 2 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Headwaters of the Red River of the North - 2011-04-02
Western Minnesota from Red Lake to Fargo, ND - 2011-04-02

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a brightened false-color composite showing western Minnesota. Red Lake is visible in the upper righthand corner, as well as Fargo/Moorhead along the Red River to the lower left. The image is projected in UTM Zone 15 north. The TM bands 4, 3, and 2 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Western Minnesota from Red Lake to Fargo, ND - 2011-04-02
Big Sioux River from Florence to Dell Rapids, SD - 2011-04-02

The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a brightened false-color composite showing the Big Sioux River in eastern South Dakota. The headwaters of the Minnesota River are also visible in the upper right. The image is projected in UTM Zone 15 north. The TM bands 4, 3, and 2 are displayed as Red, Green, and Blue.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Big Sioux River from Florence to Dell Rapids, SD - 2011-04-02

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