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Datasets

This page includes a list of datasets created and used by the Athens Layers of Time Project, including digitized locations and information on monuments at the Old Athens Cemetery, historical maps, aerial photographs, and drone-derived image mosaic. These datasets are available for download as zip files (links below) and can be incorporated into other projects and used with a variety of computer programs.

Considering these data can be incorporated into projects that have different requirements, versions of the same dataset are being provided, as follows:

  • Georeferenced: map or image has received real-world coordinates and can be positioned at their correct location on the planet using programs such as Geographic Information Systems or Google Earth. File format: GeoTIFF.
  • Non-Georeferenced: map or image does not have real-world coordinates and is stored at full resolution used during scanning of the paper product or data access. File format: TIFF or JPEG.
  • Non-Georeferenced-Resampled: same as the Non-Georeferenced map or image, but resolution has been reduced to produce smaller file sizes and to facilitate manipulation. File format: TIFF.
  • Kmz: point data that have real-world coordinates and are stored using the Keyhole Markup Language format. Readable by Google Earth.
  • Shapefile: point data that have real-world coordinates and are stored using the ESRI shapefile format. Readable by a variety of Geographic Information Systems.

Please see the README.txt file accompanying each dataset for additional information on data and use. Tutorials on how datasets can be imported into Google Earth and used for further exploration can be found at PC version or Mac Version

Monument Data

Monuments at Old Athens Cemetery

Cemetery monuments and associated information 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced–kmz (19.3 KB)   Georeferenced-shapefile (28.1 KB) 

Locations of monuments at the Old Athens Cemetery in Athens, GA and associated text information. Monuments include: box tombs, fieldstones, headstones, obelisks, slabs, and fragments. 

Source of non-georeferenced data: Cooper, P., & McAninch, G. (1984). Map and historical sketch of the Old Athens Cemetery, Jackson Street, Athens, Georgia (2nd ed.). Athens, Georgia: Old Athens Cemetery Foundation. 

Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Historical Maps

Map of Athens GA - 1852

1852

Map of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (204.9 MB)    Non-georeferenced (258.5 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (3.8 MB) 

Map drawn by W. L. Mitchell, signed in October 1852. Original scale of paper map not provided. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Map of Athens GA - 1874

1874

Map of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (250.8 MB)    Non-georeferenced (247.8 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (5.1 MB) 

Map drawn by W.W. Thomas in October 1874 at a scale of one inch to 800 feet (or 1:9600). Redrawn in 1974 for the Athens Historical Society of Athens, Georgia by the UGA Cartographic Services Laboratory. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Map of Athens GA - 1895

1895

Map of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (102.6 MB)    Non-georeferenced (113.2 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (3.2 MB)

Map of the City of Athens in 1895, drawn by William Barnett at a scale of one inch is 200 feet (or 1:2400). The map was redrawn in 1982 by the UGA Department of Geography, Institute of Community and Area Development and Cartographic Services Laboratory with support from the UGA Office of Research. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Map of Athens GA - 1925

1925

Map of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (344.2 MB)    Non-georeferenced (414 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (4.6 MB) 

Map of the City of Athens in 1925, produced by Warren H. Manning Offices, Inc., Landscape Design and Regional Planning, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The map is especially revealing because it designates land use with hatch patterns. Land use classes are Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Colored with additional symbols for Schools and Churches 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Map of Athens GA - 1944

1944

Map of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (63.9 MB)    Non-georeferenced (215.2 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (4.3 MB) 

Map of the City of Athens in 1944, by city engineer J.G. Beacham. The map was originally drawn at a scale of one inch is 1000 feet (or 1:12000). 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Map of Athens GA - 1947

1947

Map of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (82.4 MB)    Non-georeferenced (122.3 MB)    Non-georeferenced-resampled (1.3 MB) 

January 1948 parking plan for the University of Georgia, prepared in August 1947 by the Department of Plant Operations at the university. The map provides details on building locations and includes the Baldwin Hall building (built in 1938) and the Old Athens Cemetery. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photographs

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1934

1934

Aerial Photograph of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (13.3 MB)    Non-georeferenced (2.3 MB)

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:17,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Fort Benning Army Air Corps. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia  

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1944

1944

Aerial Photograph of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (6 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.2 MB) 

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1951

1951

Aerial Photograph of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (5.9 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.2 MB)

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1955

1955

Aerial Photograph of Athens  

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (5.9 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.2 MB) 

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1960

1960 

Aerial Photograph of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (4.5 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.2 MB)

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1967

1967 

Aerial Photograph of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (4.9 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.1 MB) 

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1973

1973

Aerial Photograph of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (5.7 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.3 MB) 

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:20,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 1980

1980

Aerial Photograph of Athens 

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (5.3 MB)    Non-georeferenced (1.1 MB) 

Black and white aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Original scale: 1:40,000. Agency or organization responsible for material: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

Source of non-georeferenced product: Map and Government Information Library, University of Georgia,
Source of georeferenced product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia 

Aerial Photograph of Athens in 2013

2013

Aerial Photograph of Athens

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced-part01 (1.51 GB)    Georeferenced-part02 (1.46 GB)    Georeferenced-part03 (1.21 GB)    Georeferenced-part04 (1.22 GB) 

Color aerial photograph/mosaic of photographs. Ground resolution: 6 inches/pixel. Agency or organization responsible for material: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management. 

Source of georeferenced product: NOAA-OCM 

Aerial Photograph of Old Athens Cemetery in 2018

2018

Drone-based image of the Old Athens Cemetery  

Links to datasets (zip files): Georeferenced (1.4 GB)    Georeferenced-resampled (3.5 MB) 

Color aerial mosaic of images. Ground resolution: 0.5 inches/pixel. Agency or organization responsible for material: Center for Geospatial Research (CGR), University of Georgia. 

 Source of product: Center for Geospatial Research, University of Georgia