Oblique Aerial Photographs of Montreal Island from 1960-1992

7324 oblique aerial photographs of Montreal Island sectors, captured between 1960 and 1992. The collection is organized within 284 reports, with most images taken in the 1960s and 1970s.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban development patterns across Montreal Island sectors using the 1960-1992 photographic timeline.
• Train an image segmentation model to identify land use changes from the 7324 oblique aerial photographs.
• Correlate photographic evidence from specific sectors with historical municipal reports for archival research.
• Create a comparative visual study by linking photographs from this 1960-1992 set with other dated aerial view collections.

Strengths

• 7324 photographs provide substantial visual coverage of Montreal Island.
• 284 reports offer organizational context for the photographic archive.
• 32-year temporal range from 1960 to 1992 captures decades of urban change.
• Oblique, low-altitude perspective offers unique ground-level architectural detail.

Limitations

• No structured tabular data or column descriptions are provided for automated analysis.
• Sample data and precise image metadata (e.g., coordinates, exact dates) are unavailable.
• Heavy concentration of images from the 1960s and 1970s may create temporal imbalance.

Provenance

Source

Archives de la Ville de Montréal, via Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Collection Method

Aerial photography captured at low altitude.

Time Range

1960-1992

Freshness

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Geography

Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada.