WMS Map: Marks Dairy - 1995 vs 2018
About Marks Dairy - 1995 vs 2018 ....
Marks Dairy, located on the fertile plains of Black River is one of the biggest dairies in the state and became quite infamous for a while in early 2000s after a farming accident breached a manure storage pond leading to a massive fish kill in Black River for miles around Lowville. These false color infrared photos show the dairy in brilliant reds, due to the healthy legation from all the rich-manure and fertilization of the grounds, and excellent soils. I am not sure why the 1995 has those bright greens, they may have used a different type of false color imaging with the NAIP photos from the mid-1990s.
LEFT - Marks Dairy, circa 1995
RIGHT - Marks Dairy, circa 2018
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Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
NY Aerial (1995) - High-resolution aerial photography from National Agricultural Photograph Program taken between 1994 and 1998. These are false color images. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/wms/napp/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0
NY False-Color Aerial - High-resolution false-color aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/wms/Latest_cir/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.
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