Aerial Photo Explorer

Turn layers on/off

• To turn individual layers on/off, tick or untick the box next to the required layer

Adjust the transparency of a layer

• To the right of the layer, click on this button ... and move the slider to make the layer colour less or more dark

Change the base map

• Select this button for a choice of different base maps, ranging from Open Streetmap to satellite imagery

Select imagery

• Use this button to enable the selection of multiple images or select images by date flown. You can only select images on one layer at a time
• To search by date:
  • Quickest: Search between years flown
  • Advanced: Use the 'exact date' calendar picker to search between specific dates
• To select by area, click on the pull-down menu in the spatial features box and select 'only return features with the shape drawn on the map'. You will then have options to draw a line, rectangle, circle, or polygon and the option to add a buffer around the edge of your search area. Once you have drawn your area, click on 'apply'. A selection of images will appear on the right-hand side of the screen for you to scroll down. Click on a thumbnail to view the image in detail. Click on the symbol to the left of the thumbnail to locate the image on the map

Photo details

• Click on any symbol to see a pop-up about it and any other photographs of that area in the layers that are turned on
• The pop-up box will show the number of photographs in the top-left corner (for example, 1 of 4)
• Scrolling through the boxes using the ► and ◄ tabs will reveal information about each photograph; as each pop-up appears, the photograph selected is highlighted

Coordinates

• To get the coordinates of any location, select the icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Clicking anywhere on the map will display the coordinates next to the icon