In April 2008 Skyscan and leading UK aerial survey company Bluesky launched www.OldAerialPhotos.com, a NEW concept in aerial photography which brings together the survey records of a number of independent aerial archives and survey companies into one searchable web site.
Whilst Google Earth and similar sites concentrate on a constantly updated aerial window on the world, www.OldAerialPhotos.com will bring together the imagery held by many different historic aerial archives, both large and small, oblique and vertical (mapping) into one central online database.
For the first time, visitors can use one web site to search through the records of multiple aerial survey companies and organsiations who hold old aerial photos of the UK; more archives will be included in the future.
With a cleverly designed and easy to use map based interface, simply entering the search area and paying a small search fee will check the records of all participating archives which cover that location and list them by date and scale and display the area covered on the map. Orders for prints or scans can also be placed online.
www.OldAerialPhotos.com will be of benefit to all professional and private individuals involved in
- Legal and boundary disputes
- Site investigations
- Environmental research
- Local history and
- Personal interest
Click here to visit www.OldAerialPhotos.com to check out what historic aerial photographs exist of your location and see how it has changed with time.
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