Continuation of Sagfjorden (Inset Map). Norway--west coast, Vågsfjorden, Finnlandsneset to Harstad (Raster Image)

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract
This layer is a digital raster graphic (DRG) of a scanned nautical chart titled Finnlandsneset to Harstad. It was published by the Defense Mapping Agency, 4th Ed., January 1997. Scale 1:50000. Covers west coast of Norway from Finnlandsneset to Harstad including Vågsfjorden. Map includes inset titled Sagfjorden [Scale 1:50,000]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced maps from The Branner Library Map Collection at Stanford University.
Purpose
Historic paper maps can provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography, and urban and rural land use change. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form GeoTIFF
Publisher Land Info (Firm)
Publication date 2009
Edition 4th
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data 1:50000Scale not given. ; Custom projection E 17°41ʹ54ʺ--E 17°51ʹ24ʺ/N 68°55ʹ--N 68°51ʹ28ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator Land Info (Firm)
Creator United States. Defense Mapping Agency

Subjects

Subject Nautical charts
Subject Coasts
Subject Harbors
Subject Maps
Subject Vågsfjorden (Norway : Fjord)
Subject Norwegian Sea
Subject Senja (Norway)
Subject 1997
Subject Imagery and Base Maps
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

WGS84 Cartographics This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/wg545fz4288

Access conditions

Use and reproduction
Land Info grants customer unlimited license for internal academic use of data and license to distribute data on an isolated non-commercial basis, or as Derived Works.
Copyright
Copyright LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC

Collection

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Nautical Charts

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