This page contains a summary of Catawba County's Aerial Photography.
Photos from 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2010 are available by request, in composite Mr. Sid format, or by individual tiles(.tif).
The photos were all taken in February and March of the given year.
2014 Color Digital Orthophotography. These photos were acquired from the state as part of the Nothern Piedmont and Mountains
Orthoimagery 2014 project. There are 608 tiles at a resolution of 1:200.
The larger number of tiles, over previous years, is because we have more photos from the surrounding counties.
2010 Color Digital Orthophotography. These photos were acquired from the state. There are 520 tiles at a resolution of 1:200.
2009 Color Digital Orthophotography. The county joined with a consortium of surrounding counties
to acquire these photos. There are 564 tiles at a resolution of 1:200.
2005 Color Digital Orthophotography. The county joined with a consortium of surrounding counties
to acquire these photos. There are 570 tiles at a resolution of 1:200.
2002 Black and White Digital Orthophotography. There are 1240 tiles at a resolution of 1:200 or 1:400.
1998 Black and White Digital Orthophotography. There are 1288 tiles at a resolution of 1:200 or 1:400.
The Catawba County Government Center Tax Office has hard copies of 1989-1991 Black and White Orthophotography
and 1973 Color photographs. The Tax Office is located on the first floor of the Government Center. Turn right in
the lobby and the Tax office is the first door on the right. Help is available from the staff.