Types of Aerial Photos

• Regular Oblique
• High Oblique
• Low Oblique
• Vertical
• Mapping

• Shot from 1,000' to 5,000' above the ground
• Shot at a 30 to 60 degree angle from an open window of the airplane
• This is a good way to show areas from 20 acres up to 6 square miles
• Limitations - Not allowed within 5 miles of major airports while they are using runways toward the site
  
  
  

Regular Oblique | High Oblique | Low Oblique | Vertical | Mapping

• Shot from 8,000' to 13,000' above the ground
• Shot at a 30 to 60 degree angle from an open window of the airplane
• This is a good way to show areas from 2 to 20 square miles
  
  
  
  
  

Regular Oblique | High Oblique | Low Oblique | Vertical | Mapping

• Shot from 300' to 1,000' above the ground
• Shot at a 5 to 30 degree angle through the open door of the helicopter
• This is a good way to show the face of a building without showing too much roof.
• This makes the prettiest result.
  
  
  
  

Regular Oblique | High Oblique | Low Oblique | Vertical | Mapping

• Shot straight down from a hole in the belly of the airplane from the appropriate altitude
• This is a good way to show a 1/2 square to an area 2 miles by 3 miles.
  
  
  
  
  

Regular Oblique | High Oblique | Low Oblique | Vertical | Mapping

• This is the joining or mosaicking of two or more vertical photos to show a larger area.
• We put together mosaics for clients needing a 4 square mile area to clients needing an entire city.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Regular Oblique | High Oblique | Low Oblique | Vertical | Mapping