Tag Archives: Aerial Photography

Statewide 1974 aerial imagery available via WMS

Posted on August 9, 2011 by John Reiser

OIT has made the 1974 statewide aerial photography available via their WMS service. WMS: http://njwebmap.state.nj.us/njimagery Civil Solutions was the contractor that assembled the source imagery and prepared the seamless dataset for OIT. What I find amazing about the data is … Continue reading →

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2cm Photography of the Ongoing Flooding in Queensland

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Reiser

NearMap has released an interactive map showing the imagery acquired this week of the flooding around Brisbane. 2cm imagery, less than a week old, available around the world through the internet. Pretty soon, laughing about how some fools think the … Continue reading →

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Historic Topographic Maps and Aerials

Posted on October 13, 2009 by John Reiser

There is a wealth of GIS data available throughout the state, and that massive amount of data is getting easier to use. Continue reading →

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Google’s historic aerials have shuffled dates.

Posted on February 3, 2009 by John Reiser

Before Google Earth 5 had come out, I had commented to a few people that the dates for the aerial photos (which used to be displayed in the bottom center of the screen) were way off for New Jersey. The … Continue reading →

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technology has come a long way

Posted on January 20, 2009 by John Reiser

“Back in my day, we had to wait years for grainy aerial photographs taken from a biplane.” CNN has satellite imagery of the crowd gathered on the Mall for today’s inauguration. The images are from GeoEye, who not only have … Continue reading →

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Beacons to be lit to mark anniversary of British departure

Posted on November 24, 2008 by John Reiser

From the Daily Record: On Tuesday, just as dusk settles, a dozen hilltops covering 108 miles from Beacon, N.Y., to Princeton will be illuminated with bright spotlights to mark the day 225 years ago when the last British troops boarded … Continue reading →

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Two Recent Stories on Aerial Photography

Posted on August 27, 2008 by John Reiser

With all the recent news about cattle orienting themselves in cardinal directions (and the debate on the story’s veracity) I found it more interesting that the researchers used Google Earth to find oriented photography, instead of say, going out and … Continue reading →

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More on the UltraCam – Behind the Maps

Posted on August 11, 2008 by John Reiser

Microsoft recently posted another episode on Channel 9 dealing with the UltraCam. Three interviews and some in-flight footage of the camera.

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Microsoft’s Behind the Maps

Posted on July 9, 2008 by John Reiser

Microsoft is starting a new video series on its Channel 9 blog. Focusing on Virtual Earth and the technology behind it, the first episode of Behind the Maps deals with the UltraCam and its UltraMap software.

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Virtual Earth looking to partner for data

Posted on June 24, 2008 by John Reiser

Virtual Earth is looking to partner with state and local governments to share geospatial data, specifically aerial photography. From their announcement: Why should we publish our imagery in VE? GoVE supports the data sharing goals of many public sector organizations … Continue reading →

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