Aerial imagery provides a valuable source of information for studying, monitoring, forecasting and managing natural resources and human activities.
Obtaining aerial photos from different periods can be a useful way to research the history of an area or to verify different uses of land over time. Photos below demonstrate how Breakfast Point in Sydney has changed over a 60 year period.
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1951 photo row of warehouses, small factories |
1984 photo the site has been cleared |
2004 photo housing (right), waterfront park (left) |
You can make historical comparisons by using our free spatial viewers – SIX Viewer (requires quick software download on first visit) and SIX Lite (no download required, not as many features). Both viewers contain 1943 aerial imagery © Sinclair Knight Merz 2009 of Sydney and recent imagery.
For other timeframes and locations, you may need to purchase historical aerial photos.
