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REGISTER – Registration includes some personal information shared with Pinellas County Public Works, which is used to provide shipping services to our customers as well as maintenance of account data for internal analysis.  WE NEVER SHARE OR DISTRIBUTE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR ANY REASON.

USER NAME – The user name you enter may be any combination of characters or numerals.

PASSWORD – Your password may also be any combination of characters or numerals.  Retrieval of forgotten passwords will be handled through the receptionist.

SHIPPING Your FedEX or UPS account number may be entered at this point to automatically have your aerials shipped to your chosen destination.

YEAR – This is the year the aerial was flown.  The dates available range from 1926 – 2000.  NOTE: Not all aerials are available within this range.  Please refer to the application for additional information.

GRID MAP – The grid map refers to the method the photographer used to organize the images.  Several different grids are available for Pinellas county Aerials.  Refer to the MAP portion of this application for additional information.

TEXT – This search method allows the user to locate the desired aerial image through a tabular listing of the images available for that year. This method requires that the user know the area they are looking for.

MAP – This search method allows the user to use an interactive geographic display of Pinellas County to locate the desired aerial image.  Click on the INDEX button at the top of the screen and then select the MAP button.

LEGEND – The legend serves as an explanatory list of the layers available within the MAP display.  This allows the user to view information on the MAP display by checking a check box to turn on/off the layer. 

AERIAL INDEXES – The aerial index refers to the method used to organize the images collectively.  Several different indexes are available for Pinellas county Aerials.  Refer to the MAP portion of this application for additional information.

POINTS OF INTEREST – Places of familiarity for people upon a geographic reference, which aid in the process of identification of an unfamiliar location. 
Example: - Railroads, Lakes known roadways.

PAN – Moves the screen display from side-to-side. 

ZOOM – Controls the height or scale of the current reference point.

METADATA – Metadata is defined as data about data.  This information refers to the method of collection and assembly of the images viewed on this site from the perspective of the individual responsible for geo-rectifying the images to the earth.