The mosaic image layers in MapCast are not editable for end users to manipulate. The same imagery can be downloaded through MapWarehouse in MrSID or JPG format that can be used in more complex image a...
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Is the date and time of the photo included?
The mosaics on MapCast and VuMAP, as well as the photo tiles on MapWarehouse are made up of several photos stitched together. To locate the date and time for a tile, it is necessary to look up the fli...
How to merge tiled contours into continuous lines
Here’s one way: Copy the line work from one file, open the file for the adjacent tile and use the command “paste to original coordinates” to have them together in one DWG. Use the co...
Can I have several image tiles merged into a single file?
No problem. Choose the photos you’d like to purchase, then contact our customer service and request the photos be mosaicked. Our staff can combine the tiles into a single large image while still...
MapCast Transitions
Helping you navigate the new system 10 years ago FBSWMS (First Base Solutions Web Mapping Service) was launched to deliver our aerial imagery mosaic base layers directly to your desktop mapping projec...
Alberta Orthophoto Mosaics Coverage Atlas
Download FBS’s year by year ortho coverage PDF or bookmark this blog for updates.
Can I have several tiles merged into a single file?
No problem. Choose the photos you’d like to purchase, then contact our customer service and request the photos be mosaicked. Our staff can combine the tiles into a single large image while still...
I need photos covering more than one tile, but I don’t have software that can handle georeferenced data.
As long as you have an internet connection, you can use our VuMAP service to view the orthophoto and other data in context. Other options include having the tiles mosaicked into a single file, or, hav...