Aerial Photography
Looking for aerial photography? Mapping Sciences keeps indexes of aerial photography taken as early as the 1940s and as late as last year. Select a District on the online map to see the project area footprints for most of the photography that has been flown in the District since the 1960s. A few of our recent projects have links which allow you to view the indexes in detail or view the photos as scanned images.
National Aerial Photography Program
Oregon, west of 120o, was flown in 2000 at 1:40,000 in black and white as a part of the on going National Aerial Photography Program. These photos are 1/4-quad centered or 10 exposures per 7.5 minute quad and will be available at a cost of $10.00 each.
To calculate Air Photo scales, use the Aerial Photography Air-Photo/Map Scaling Tools.
Average Number of Days Suitable for Aerial Photography
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 71.4 |
| Washington | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 56.5 |
Note: Wide variations may occur throughout each state.
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