Archived news items are listed below; current news is listed to the right.

January 29, 2004

New thematic map services available; select the "MapIowa!" tab above. (Temporarily off-line)

December 9, 2003

Aerial photo flight date information is now available for the black & white DOQs and the 2002 CIR DOQs. Select a "Aerial photo date" link above the map to see a visual overlay of the DOQ boundary and flight date.

August 8, 2003

Map data from the Iowa Geographic Map Server (orthophotos, topographic maps, etc.) can now be accessed through ArcMap, ArcExplorer, and ArcExplorer Web Services Edition. The data are available as ArcIMS map services at: http://ortho.gis.iastate.edu.

July 15, 2003

2002 Color Infrared Orthophotos are available state-wide!! Check the status map here.

June 25, 2003

Color Infrared Orthophotos are now on-line for the majority of the State. Check the status map here.

May 15, 2003

New Color Infrared Orthophotos are online, covering the eastern 2/3rds of the State. Check the status map here.

March 10, 2003

ArcExplorer 4.0.1 users can now access the Iowa Geographic Image Map Server using the new Interoperability Extension for ArcExplorer - Java Edition. See the "GIS Tools" tab above for download information.

February 17, 2003

New Color Infrared Orthophotos are on-line! More will be arriving throughout the spring.

January 21, 2003

The Color Infrared Orthophotos will be temporarily off-line as we conduct server upgrades.

December 30, 2002

Aerial photo dates of the Black & White DOQs are now available through the Map Viewer. Just click on the "Photo date" link in the viewer window.

November 20, 2002

GIS Day Information

New website launched today!