Historical orthophotos 1950s

This dataset comprises historical orthophotos from the 1950s to 1959, derived from aerial surveys carried out by the National Geographic Institute (NGI). The ground sample distance (GSD) of the images is 50 cm.

The mosaics were created using aerial photography campaigns dating from 1951, 1952 and 1954. The original photographs were digitised and orthorectified in the Lambert 2008 coordinate system. The spatial coverage for each year corresponds to the areas for which photographs were available.

High-resolution data can be ordered via https://shop.ngi.be/fr/photos-aeriennes/

Simple

Date (Creation)
1950-01-01
Date (Publication)
2026-03-26
Identifier
BE.NGI-IGN / 4939b2bc-2926-11f1-b23e-20c19bc9b64c
Status
Completed
Custodian
  National Geographic Institute - Anke Bracke
Kortenberglaan 115 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://ngi.be/
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Belgian Federal Thesaurus
Data.gov.be themes
INSPIRE feature concept dictionary
GEMET - Concept themes, version 4.01
Spatial scope
Keywords
  • historical orthophotos, aerial photographs, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, panchromatic, black and white, 50 cm resolution
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

•The custodian of the resource holds the rights of property (including the rights of intellectual property) to the geographic files

•The custodian grants the user the right to use the data for his internal use.

•Commercial use of the data under any form is strictly forbidden

•Custodian’s name must be mentioned each time the data are being used publically.
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations on public access
Use limitation

•The custodian of the resource holds the rights of property (including the rights of intellectual property) to the geographic files

•The custodian grants the user the right to use the data for his internal use.

•Commercial use of the data under any form is strictly forbidden

•Custodian’s name must be mentioned each time the data are being used publically.
Spatial representation type
Grid
Distance
50  m
Metadata language
Français
Character set
8859 Part 15
Description
Belgium
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Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3812
Distribution format
OnLine resource
https://wmts.ngi.be/orthophotos_1950s/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml ( OGC:WMTS )
OnLine resource
https://ngi.be/aanbod/kaarten-en-fotos/luchtfotos-orthofotos/ ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

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OnLine resource
View service ( OGC:WMS )

View service

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Domain consistency

Name of measure
INSPIRE Conformity

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
The dataset’s compliance with the technical requirements as defined by the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 has not been checked
Statement
A compléter
File identifier
4939b2bc-2926-11f1-b23e-20c19bc9b64c XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-03-26T16:52:49
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  National Geographic Institute - Floor Van Damme
Kortenberglaan 115 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://ngi.be/
 
 

Overviews

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Spatial extent

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Keywords

Belgian Federal Thesaurus
Aerial photographs and orthophotographs Federal viewer
Data.gov.be themes
Environment
GEMET - Concept themes, version 4.01
federal government
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Orthoimagery
INSPIRE feature concept dictionary
Mosaic Element Orthoimage Coverage
Spatial scope
National

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