Aerial Photography

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Facilities Tour

Take a tour through our state-of-the-art facility

1 - Photo Aircraft 9 - Digital Scanning Workstation
2 - Navigation System 10 - Creative Workstation
3 - Airborne GPS Receiver 11 - Cintiq Interactive Pen Display
4 - Aerial Camera System 12 - Wide Format Digital Printers
5 - Aerial Film Cleaner 13 - Mini Lab System
6 - Film Archive 14 - Substrate Trimmer
7 - Film Editing Workstation 15 - Print Mounting/Laminating Press
8 - High Definition Scanner

1 - Photo Aircraft
Camera platform leased from private sector by the General Administration for the WSDOT. Mandatory contract terms are 2 years with two 24 month extensions for twin-engine, high wing aircraft with 2 pilots and maintenance.

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Photo Aircraft

2 - Computer Controlled Navigation System (CCNS)
GPS-based photo-flight management system used by photographer and pilots to maintain precise photo flight lines with pinpoint accuracy from all altitudes.

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CCNS Pilot Display

3 - Airborne GPS Receiver
Survey grade interfaces with aerial camera to geo-reference the camera location at the instant of exposure.

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SSI 4000 GPS Receiver

4 - Aerial Mapping Camera System
Acquires original aerial film images. Camera is equipped with 3 lens cones, filters, 3 film magazines with image motion compensation, stabilized camera mount, heads up viewfinder, and a survey grade GPS receiver.

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LMK 2000 Aerial Mapping Camera

5 - Aerial Film Cleaner
Removes surface dust and lint particles from both sides of the aerial film roll prior to printing or scanning.

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6 - Aerial Film Archive
Flame and heat resistant vault contains over 500,000 aerial film negatives.

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Aerial Film Archive

7 - Film Editing Workstation
Transports film for viewing, analysis, splicing and documentation.

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8 - High Definition Digital Scanner
Scans and records the original aerial negative films as digital data at 2,032 pixels per inch.

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2007 DSW700 Digital Scanner

9 - Digital Scanning Workstation
Corrects digital scanned images using SCAN and FAST DODGE software. Records and stores digital images on CD, DVD, or external hard drives.

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Scanning Workstation


10 - Creative Workstation
Power Mac G5 Quad computer dedicated to aerial image management requiring high velocity processing of large digital files.

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2007 Creative Mac Workstation


11 - Cintiq Interactive Pen Display Mounted on Innovative Office Products, Inc. Articulated Arm
Totally ergonomic workstation designed by Aerial staff to mitigate prolonged imaging sessions.

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Cintiq

12 - Wide Format Digital Printers
Prints digital images any length up to 60 inches wide in B/W, true color or color infrared onto photo quality paper.

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Digital Printers


13 - Mini Lab System
NORITSU digital dry printer producing high quality 9" x 9" contact prints with inkjet technology - no chemicals.

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Mini Lab System

14 - Substrate Trimmer
Precisely cuts substrate materials to size prior to mounting and laminating.

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Substrate Trimmer

15 - Print Mounting/Laminating Presses
Mounts and laminates photo prints, maps, charts, posters and text on rigid substrates up to 5 feet by 10 feet in size.

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Roller Laminators