Historic Aerial Photography
About Historic Aerial Photography
Historic aerial imagery offers an unprecedented and unparalleled insight into the past and its impact on our modern world. Combining the value of historical information with the wealth of detail that is contained in modern aerial photography creates a truly valuable source of information for understanding the environment of both yesterday and its legacy for today.
Created from original film where possible, sourced from several archives, this database represents the very best of RAF, Luftwaffe and USAF aerial photography flown during 1939 to 1952.
Features
- UK coverage at 50cm resolution with additional urban centres at 10cm resolution or better
- Images from various dates from the 1930s onwards including UK wide post war surveys from 1946 to 1952
- City, county and district wide databases
- Unique access to a variety of film and print archives
- Sources include R.A.F., U.S.A.F. and Luftwaffe
Applications
- Assessment of site usage legacy
- Identifying potentially contaminated land
- Forestry change surveys
- Boundary disputes
- Historical map verification
- Land use change analysis
- Insurance risk assessment
- Policy planning
Quote
“Historic aerial photography provides a valuable investment containing a wealth of temporal information that is being used to make better informed decisions for a whole variety of different applications.” Cheshire County Council