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Aerial
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Alexandria Digital Library Geospatial Network 
 Contains "more than 15,000 holdings, such as maps, images, and datasets, that are available online for public download over the Internet." Searchable by place name, geographic region, time period, type (cartographic works, maps, aerial photographs, images from space), and format. From the Map and Imagery Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara. http://clients.alexandria.ucsb.edu/webclient/index.jsp Topics: Maps, Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 16, 2006 Catalog of Aerial Photography
A collection of over "80,000 aerial photographs, representing more than 200 aerial flights ... Collection emphasis is on San Francisco, the East Bay, the greater Bay Area, and northern California." Photographs from California searchable by county, year, and keyword. Non-California photographs browsable by location (Antarctica, British Columbia, Colombia, France, Guyana, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Wake Island, U.S. states). From the Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/air-catalog.html Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 15, 2005 CIA Kids' Page
Learn about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and what do they do; history and famous people (did you know that Benjamin Franklin was a spy?); different kinds of intelligence gathering; CIA Canine Corps; CIA Aerial Photography pigeons; Try a Disguise; Code Warriors game; geography trivia quiz; CIA seal; and links to other CIA sites. https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/ Topics: Government, Military, Photograph Collections Last updated May 26, 2007 Geology By Lightplane
A collection of over three hundred aerial photos displaying geological features taken above Minnesota, Illinois, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. From a geology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 21, 2004 The Getty: William A. Garnett
Short introduction to the works of this photographer who "simultaneously piloted a plane while photographing out the window-traveling above every state and many parts of the world," was "the first aerial photographer to earn the prestigious Guggenheim Award," and who died in August 2006. Includes a small gallery of images that reveal how his "aerial photographs resemble abstract expressionist paintings or views through a microscope." From the Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1580 Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Sep 11, 2006 Herald Photos: 50's & 60's
This digital exhibit from the Northwest Collection of the Everett Public Library, Washington state, features more than 130 photographs from the 1950s and 1960s, "taken for the most part by three photojournalists who worked for the Everett Herald. They are Jim Leo, Ray Waters, and Ken Knudson." Search, or browse categories including aerial views, airline industry, disasters, parades, pageants, recreation, sports, and stores. http://www.epls.org/nw/dig_herald_photos.asp Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 12, 2006 Hoover Collection: Images of UCLA, 1927-1964
Hundreds of photographs of UCLA by Thelner Hoover. Topics include construction, buildings, parties, events, ceremonies, dedications, and aerial views. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject and date. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/hoover/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Hurricane Katrina Images
"The imagery posted on this site is of the Gulf coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. This imagery was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA national security and emergency response requirements." Aerial photos are accessible through an interactive map. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Sep 8, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies
Information from a research project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the University of New Orleans "investigating coastal change that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina." Includes results of "aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys of post-storm beach conditions ... collected August 31 and September 1, 2005 for comparison with earlier data." From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/katrina/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Sep 20, 2005 Hutchison Studio Photographs
This digital collection features the work of Ralph Raymond Hutchison. As the photographer for the Washington State University yearbook, Hutchison documented campus architecture, sporting events, campus activities and administrators, as well as the city of Pullman and the Palouse region. "The collection records the changes on the campus of WSU and in rural communities between the 1920s and the 1950s." Includes several aerial views. Browsable and searchable. From the Washington State University Libraries. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xhutchison.html Topics: Architecture by Place, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Oct 18, 2004 Lost Roman Treasure
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about the excavation of the Roman city of Zeugma in Turkey. A speedy excavation was required due to the construction of a dam and reservoir. The site includes photographs of mosaics found there, information about remote excavation (such as aerial photography and ground penetrating radar), and challenges faced by archaeologists. Includes a teacher's guide and program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/ Topics: Archaeology, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 15, 2003 Microsoft TerraServer
Aerial photographs and topographic maps covering the United States from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Searchable by clicking on a map, entering a placename, or selecting a site on the Famous Places page. Note: the links to demographic information do not work. http://terraserver-usa.com/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 8, 2006 Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
Provides "access to Alberta Art; Aerial Photographs; Early Alberta Newspapers; Folklore; Retrospective Legal Material; Medical History, Local Histories," and more. From the University of Calgary Press. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/ Topics: History By Place, Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 2, 2007 Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait
Recent aerial photographs of the "urban prairie" in and around Chicago. Photographs are browsable by location or by theme: lakefront, commerce and culture, steel mills, infrastructure, city neighborhoods, chilling out, suburbs, farming, and saved places. Includes a link to additional images from photographer Terry Evans. http://www.revealingchicago.org Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 27, 2005 The Saddam Hussein Sourcebook
This site provides information based on declassified documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) about the U.S.-Iraq relationship. It provides annotated images of documents relating to the U.S. relationship with Iraq in the early 1980s, weapons of mass destruction, Desert Storm, and 1992 Iraqi war criminals. Also includes aerial photos. From the National Security Archive at the George Washington University Library. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/special/iraq/ Topics: Crime, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 3, 2005 San Diego/Tijuana Border Aerial Photo Set
An exhibit of ten "scanned sections of the joint USGS/US Customs Service series produced in 1979," representing border areas of San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. From the University of California, San Diego. http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/border/sdtab2.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 16, 2003 September 11: One Year Viewed From Space
Satellite images comprising a "digital archive of pre- and post-[September 11, 2001] attack images of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon." Each photograph is annotated with information about time and subject. From a commercial remote sensing company. http://www.geoeye.com/gallery/9-11/ Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Mar 20, 2007 Shoreline Aerial Photos
This is a collection of "oblique aerial photography of ... [Washington] state's entire 2,500 miles of marine shoreline." A navigable image map accentuates this collection of over 10,000 true-color photographs. "The photos were taken to optimize sun angle, shoreline orientation, and low tides," providing "a valuable educational monitoring tool for coastal managers and the public." Searchable by landmark, jurisdiction, county, and other factors. From the Washington State Department of Ecology. http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/shorephotos/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Spies That Fly
Companion site to the PBS NOVA special about "a new generation of pilotless planes [that] fly, spy, and bomb in places too risky for human pilots." Includes an illustrated timeline that explores the history of unmanned aerial vehicles from Civil War hot air balloons to miniature flying robots. Site also includes historical spy photos, information on radar imaging, a program transcript, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/ Topics: Geography, Government, Infectious Diseases, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Aug 6, 2003 TerraFly
Enter any U.S. address or zip code and view an aerial photo of your selected location. These U.S. Geological Survey high-resolution satellite data may then be manipulated to achieve an illusion of flying over the chosen landscape. http://www.terrafly.com/ Topics: Geography, Maps, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. Maps Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Upper Skagit Watershed
This online exhibit offers photographic images (1919-1989) of hydroelectric development in the Upper Skagit Watershed in northern Washington state. "These images document the changing landscape, human activities, natural history, and wildlife of the Skagit River and its tributary watersheds." From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/Skagit/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, Water Last updated Aug 21, 2008 The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project
A database of over 1000 images pertaining to urbanism from fourteen separate collections. Most of the photographs are from cities and towns in the South, including some of the 1886 earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina. Other photos show aerial views and city life and architecture in other parts of the U.S. and the world. Part of the Digital Image Access Project organized by the Research Libraries Group Photograph Preservation Task Force and including nine institutions. Links to the others are available on the Project Background page. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/diap/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 19, 2002 |
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