What is the object of the project?

The object of the contract is the saving of the archive of Aerial Photographs of the Hellenic Military Geographical Service, the conversion of the available analogue Aerial Photographs into digital format, their archiving, cataloguing and the creation of metadata for the development and provision of digital services.

In particular, the object includes (a) the conservation, restoration and reprinting of worn negatives and printed Aerial Photographs, both roll film and cut sheets, approximately 70,000 Aerial Photographs since 1938 up to the year of completion of the said Project; (b) the digitization of approximately 290,000 Aerial Photographs; (c) the archiving, cataloguing and creation of metadata of all approximately 380,000 Aerial Photographs; (d) and the development and provision of digital services.