This web map leverages the KyFromAbove 5 foot Digital Elevation Model (DEM) ArcGIS Server Image Service and provides a 5K tiling grid with embedded links for downloading individual DEM tiles from Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase3 collection periods. Each of the Phase1 DEM tiles are provided in an ERDAS Imagine (IMG) format and is zipped up with its associated metadata file in XML format. Phase2 and Phase3 DEM tiles are provided in a GeoTIFF format. The Phase1 data resource was derived from the ground class within KyFromAbove point cloud data and has a 5-foot point spacing. The Phase2 and Phase3 data was derived from the ground class within KyFromAbove point cloud data and has a 2-foot point spacing. DEM data specifications adopted by the KyFromAbove Technical Advisory Committee can be found here. More information regarding this data resource can be found on the KyFromAbove website.

KyFromAbove Phase2 Statewide Imagery: Leaf-off imagery acquired during 2019-2022 at a 6" resolution.

This web map allows for the download of KyFromAbove LiDAR data by 5k tile in LAZ format. This point cloud data was acquired during the typical leaf-off acquisition period (winter-spring) over a period of several years and may be provided as LAS version 1.1, 1.2, or 1.4 depending upon the acquisition period. Users will need to download the LAZIP.exe in order to decompress each tile. LiDAR data specifications adopted by the KyFromAbove Technical Advisory Committee can be found here. This is the source data used to create the Commonwealth's 5 foot digital elevation model (DEM) and its associated derivatives. More information regarding this data resource can be found on the KyGeoPortal.

This Story Map Series provides an overview of elevation data acquired through the KyFromAbove Program. The Kentucky Aerial Photography & Elevation Data Program, also known as "KyFromAbove" is an initiative to build and maintain a current basemap for the Commonwealth. A common basemap, including current color leaf-off aerial photography and elevation data (LiDAR), reduces the cost of developing GIS applications, promotes data sharing, and adds efficiencies to many state agency business processes.

Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) Site Structure Address Points for the Commonwealth of Kentucky that have been filtered to include only counties where oblique imagery currently exists. The filter will be updated as new oblique imagery is made available. The site structure address points are integrated with the KyFromAbove Explorer oblique imagery viewer. Users can click on the KyFromAbove Explorer button in the header of an address point popup to access oblique imagery in another window.More information on Kentucky's oblique imagery, its availability, and the KyFromAbove Explorer web mapping application can be found here: https://kyfromabove.ky.gov/pages/obliqueimagery

This feature layer provides access to the KyFromAbove Phase3 Oblique Imagery Availability Status Data. Updates are made as imagery for a particular block goes live. Updates will be made until 100% coverage has been achieved. More information can be found on this page: https://kyfromabove.ky.gov/pages/obliqueimagery

This web map provides access to natural color, leaf-off aerial Imagery acquired through the KyFromAbove Program and published by the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (DGI). The data tiles grid includes links for downloading individual tiles from the different project phases.See the KyFromAbove website for more information on the program and data specifications.

This web map leverages Kentucky's 5 foot Digital Elevation Model (DEM) ArcGIS Server Image Service. The service can be rendered as shaded relief, slope, and hillshade as desired.

This index grid shows tiles where all imagery is available for download through the Kentucky Geography Network. This imagery data was collected as part of the Kentucky Aerial Photography and Elevation Data Program (KYAPED). For more information about the program please visit the Kentucky from Above website at http://kygeonet.ky.gov/kyfromabove/

This Kentucky-specific quadrangle index grid was developed for the KyTopo Map Series. The 60,000' x 40,000' grid tiles are landscape oriented, fit on a standard Arch-D sized sheet, and have contours based on a LiDAR-derived DEM. This Kentucky-specific quadrangle index grid was developed for the KyTopo Map Series. The 60,000' x 40,000' grid tiles are landscape oriented, fit on a standard Arch-D sized sheet, and have newly generated contours based on a KyFromAbove LiDAR-derived DEM. The 60k x 40k grid is a superset of the Kentucky Single Zone based 5k grid that is utilized for organizing and distributing most all of the Commonwealth's raster data holdings. Quadrangle names were developed utilizing a USGS methodology that focuses on the most prominent map features. Clicking on a grid tile shows the names, contour interval, contour index interval, and provides links to download currently available versions of that map.Data Download: https://ky.box.com/v/kymartian-KyTopo-QuadTiles

This file geodatabase contains polygon tile index grids attributed with links which allow the user to download Elevation and Aerial Photography data currently available for Kentucky. The Kentucky_5k_PointCloudGrid layer contains tiles where compressed las file are available for download through the Kentucky Geography Network. This data was collected as part of the Kentucky Aerial Photography and Elevation Data Program (KYAPED). For more information about the program please visit the Kentucky from Above website at https://kygeonet.ky.gov/kyfromabove/

This dynamic map service contains the current tile index for KYAPED LiDAR-based Point Cloud data for the Commonwealth.

This dynamic image service provides access to the KyFromAbove 2019 6" orthoimagery for the eastern half of Kentucky.

This dynamic map service provides access to 5K data tiles for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Commonwealth manages its elevation data (DEM) holdings using this grid. Information regarding year acquired is included in the attributes.

This dataset represents statewide spot elevation points which are based upon Phase 1 LiDAR-derived elevation data acquired through the Kentucky Aerial Photography and Elevation Data Program (KYAPED), commonly known as KyFromAbove. Appropriate scale for this dataset is 1:24,000 and was created specifically for the KyTopo map series products. All elevation values are recorded in feet above mean sea level and can be found in the Elevation and RASTERVALU fields in the attribute table. Online Linkage: https://ky.box.com/v/kymartian-KyTopo-SpotElev/

This Kentucky-specific quadrangle index grid was developed for the KyTopo Map Series. The 60,000' x 40,000' grid tiles are landscape oriented, fit on a standard Arch-D sized sheet, and have newly generated contours based on a KyFromAbove LiDAR-derived DEM. The 60k x 40k grid is a superset of the Kentucky Single Zone based 5k grid that is utilized for organizing and distributing most all of the Commonwealth's raster data holdings. Quadrangle names were developed utilizing a USGS methodology that focuses on the most prominent map features. Clicking on a grid tile shows the names, contour interval, contour index interval, and provides links to download currently available versions of that map.

This Kentucky-specific tiling scheme (5,000' x 5,000') is used for all KyFromAbove imagery and elevation tile-based files. The grid can be used to locate tile file names for an area of interest.Data Download: https://ky.box.com/v/kymartian-5k-image-grid

This is a cached map service of 6" resolution leaf off imagery acquired in 2020 by the KyFromAbove Program. Primarily North-Central Kentucky.

This Dynamic Image Service provides access to a seamless 5-Foot Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for all of Kentucky. This elevation data was acquired through the KyFromAbove Aerial Photography and Elevation Data Program which began in 2012. Complete statewide coverage was achieved in 2017 and Phase2 acquisitions are now underway. The DEM was derived from the ground class within KyFromAbove point cloud data and has a 5-foot point spacing. Kentucky's DEM data specifications were developed by the KyFromAbove Technical Advisory Subcommittee and adopted by the Kentucky Geographic Information Advisory Council (GIAC). More information regarding this data resource can be found on the KyGeoPortal and the KyFromAbove webpage.Special thanks to the many KyFromAbove Program Contributors.

Today’s aerial, digital mapping cameras routinely capture electromagnetic radiation in four bands of the spectrum: blue, green, red and near infrared. When displaying the image as “true” or “natural” color, the software matches the red, green and blue bands to these channels in the computer display. The same image can be displayed as “false color infrared” by changing the band combination so that the near infrared, red and green bands are output to the red, green and blue channels. Thus, in a false color infrared image, one can distinguish vegetated surfaces with ease – as they show in varying hues and intensities of red. By contrast, impervious surfaces and bare soil tend to show in different shades of blue or gray, while deep, sediment and vegetation-free water shows dark.