The purpose of this Web site is to illustrate how historical aerial photographs,
compiled using computerized methods (known as "Geographic Information
Systems," or "GIS"), can be used to provide snapshots of a changing community.

The west side of Bloomington and part of western Monroe County, Indiana, were
chosen for this project because this area has experienced much development, and
additional development is likely to occur in the near future.

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Use the links below to:
· View land-use maps for selected years ("land use")
· View land-use changes between selected years ("land-use changes")
· Study changes within selected areas ("areas of interest")
· Freely pan across any selected historical aerial photo and zoom-in to view
  any feature of interest ("go explore")