Library Guides: Geospatial (GIS), Maps & Aerial Photography resources: Aerial Photography

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Aerial photography of Victoria

Victorian Landata service
The LANDATA® business delivers various official property certificates and historical aerial photography.

This is a 'fee for service' repository of the Victorian government.

Click the ‘Central Plan Office’ link on this Victorian Landata
Select ‘ Historic Aerial Photography - 1930s to 1990s’
Register a personal account and login
Either search the map for the area of interest or use the tools to navigate the map
Use the ‘Identify Aerial Photograph’ tool and click on the small coloured dots to gain information and select to add to your cart

Historical Aerial Photos of Victoria 1940s -1950s
These aerial photos provide a snapshot of what Victoria was like in the late 1940s to late1950s
Melbourne 1945 and recent times
Compare Melbourne in 1945 to modern Melbourne with this simple interface.
Melbourne 1945 aerial photomaps images
Digitalised images (jpg) of the original Melbourne 1945 aerial photomaps in the Map Collection of the University of Melbourne Library
1945-1965 Historic Aerial Photography blog, Victorian State Library
State Aerial Survey produced by the Department of Crown Lands & Survey between 1945-1965. Covers mostly regional Victoria. The majority are scaled at 1:15,840

Australian Repositories of aerial images

Australian historic aerial photography
Historical Aerial Photography archive, containing 1.2 million aerial photos from the 1920s
Historical Australian aerial photography story map
About the historical Aerial Photography programs in Australia by federal dept. Geoscience Australia
Tasmania’s historic & current aerial imagery. 1945 - present
The index map displays three layers of data; Aerial Photographs, Ortho Photos, and Tiled Digital Photographs.
NSW Historical Imagery Viewer
Search and discovery for New South Wales historical aerial photography. 1943-2013.
Landgate WA aerial imagery
Aerial images for public and private use. Our aerial imagery dates back to 1948
Northern Territory's Aerial Photography Index
The Aerial Photography Archive Enquiries System provides an index to aerial photography. Over 35000 low-resolution images.

UniMelb hardcopy access

All hard copy maps and aerial photographs are available for viewing from the Reading Room in the Baillieu Library and can be accessed on request. You cannot borrow items held in the Map Collection and copying is restricted by copyright law.

Melbourne 1945. Scale 1:5,660. B&W
These photomaps are orthorectified and annotated with main street, river and suburb names. These photomaps have been altered to resemble map sheets.
Victorian 1945-1960 Scale 1:15,840. B&W
While not all of Victoria is covered, this set is very useful for looking at built area and vegetation coverage
Melbourne 1970 Aerial photography. 1:10,000, B&W
The Map Collection holds a full set of hardcopy aerial photographs covering the Melbourne urban suburbs.
Melbourne 1982 Aerial photography. 1:25,000, B&W
Set of aerial photograph that cover large areas of Melbourne in moderate detail.
The material can be purchased from aerial photography vendor, Landata.
Melbourne 1989 Aerial photography. 1:15,000. Colour
Covers most of urban Melbourne and some of the rural area on the edges. Full colour.
No copies are able to be made due to copyright restrictions. Digital copies are able be purchased from aerial photography vendor, Landata.

Victorian Cities and Towns (Hardcopy) 1973 to 1998

Alphabetical list of rural Victorian cities and towns. These hard copy sheets are available by request from the Reading Room in the Baillieu Library.

Victoria country : [aerial photographs]
Aerial photographs of rural Victoria townships, excluding Melbourne Metropolitan area. Photographed between 5 Mar. 1973 and 2 Jan. 1998 and issued by various Victorian government bodies.

Town Name	Sheet No.	Scale	Date	Colour or B&W
Aireys Inlet	7721	1:25,000	19-Feb-84	B&W
Albury	8225	1:25,000	24-Oct-91	Colour
Alexandria	8023	1:40,000	10-Feb-82	B&W
Anglesea	7721	1:25,000	19-Feb-84	B&W
Apollo Bay	7620	1:25,000	06-Jan-83	B&W
Ararat	7423	1:25,000	02-Jan-98	B&W
Bacchus Marsh	7722	1:25,000	24-Oct-82	B&W
Bairnsdale	8422	1:25,000	26-Nov-78	B&W
Ballan	7722	1:25,000	13-Dec-77	B&W
Ballarat	7622	1:25,000	10-Sep-81	B&W
Ballarat	7622	1:25,000	30-Nov-90	Colour
Barooga (NSW)	8026	1:25,000	09-Dec-92	Colour
Barwon Heads	7721	1:25,000	17-May-84	B&W
Beach Forest	7620	1:25,000	13-Feb-83	B&W
Beechworth	8225	1:25,000	22-Sep-82	B&W
Bellfield Settlement	7423	1:25,000	08-Jan-80	B&W
Benalla	8024	1:25,000	11-Jan-93	Colour
Bendigo	8024	1:25,000	12-Nov-90	Colour
Bendigo	7724	1:25,000	11-Nov-80	B&W
Beufort	7523	1:25,000	02-Jan-80	B&W
Beulah	7326	1:40,000?	05-Mar-73	B&W
Birchip	7426	1:25,000	17-Nov-78	B&W
Blackwood	7723	1:25,000	22-Dec-89	Colour
Bright	8224	1:50,000	18-Mar-80	B&W
Broadford	7923	1:25,000	24-12-89	Colour
Buchan	8522	1:25,000	29-Jan-92	Colour
Buninyong	7622	1:25,000	10-Sep-81	B&W
Camperdown	7521	1:25,000	10-Mar-83	B&W
Casterton	7122	1:25,000	29-Nov-75	B&W
Castlemaine	7723	1:25,000	22-Dec-89	Colour
Castlemaine	7723	1:25,000	11-Dec-81	B&W
Charlton	7527	1:25,000	15-Dec-78	B&W
Cobram	8026	1:25,000	09-Dec-92	Colour
Cohuna	7626	1:25,000	13-Nov-89	Colour
Colac	7621	1:25,000	12-Dec-82	B&W
Corryong	8425	!:25,000	22-Feb-86	B&W
Coleraine	7222	1:25,000	17-Jan-76	B&W
Creswick	7623	1:25,000	08-Oct-81	B&W

Town Name	Sheet No.	Scale	Date	Colour or B&W
Daylesford	7723	1:25,000	12-Oct-81	B&W
Dimboola	2325	1:25,000	24-Mar-81	B&W
Drouin	8021	1:25,000	12-Jan-90	Colour
Echuca	7825	1:25,000	19-Oct-90	Colour
Echuca	7825	1:40,000	02-Dec-82	B&W
Edenhope	7123	1:25,000	24-Feb-82	B&W
Eildon	8023	1:50,000	31-Dec-78	B&W
Euroa	8024	1:50,000	03-Mar-82	B&W
Euston (NSW)	7428	1:25,000	13-Dec-88	Colour
Fish Creek	8120	1:25,000	10-Dec-80	B&W
Foster	8120	1:25,000	26-Nov-80	B&W
Geelong	7721	1:25,000	01-May-84	B&W
Geelong (Melb metro mosaic)	n/a	0.35m pixels	2001	colour; digital
Gordan	7722	1:25,000	13-Dec-77	B&W
Halls Gap	7423	1:25,000	08-Jan-80	B&W
Hamilton	7322	1:25,000	26-Oct-79	B&W
Healesville	8022	1:25,000	04-Nov-82	B&W
Heathcote	7824	1:25,000	22-Dec-89	Colour
Heyfield	8222	1:25,000	?	Colour
Horsham	7324	1:25,000	27-Feb-82	B&W
Inverloch	8020	1:25,000	13-Jan-91	Colour
Kerang	7626	1:40,000	18-Dec-83	B&W
Kilmore	7823	1:25,000	06-Feb-84	B&W
Korumburra	8021	1:25,000	07-Dec-79	B&W
Kyneton	7723	1:25,000	12-Oct-81	B&W
Lakes Entrance	8422	1:41,000	20-Feb-90	Colour
Lakes Entrance	8422	1:25,000	02-Dec-78	B&W
Leongatha	8021	1:25,000	14-Dec-79	B&W
Lorne	7620	1:25,000	18-May-83	B&W

Town Name	Sheet No.	Scale	Date	Colour or B&W
Maffra	8222	1:25,000	17-Dec-88	Colour
Mallacoota	8823	1:25,000	29-Jan-90	Colour
Manangatang	7427	1:25,000	19-Apr-83	B&W
Mansfield	8123	1:25,000	14-Jan-92	Colour
Maryborough	7623	1:25,000	14-Dec-79	B&W
Mildura	7329	1:25,000	26-Nov-80	B&W
Mildura	7329	1:25,000	03-Jul-92	Colour
Moama (NSW)	7825	1:25,000	19-Oct-90	Colour
Moe	8121	1:40,000	06-Feb-82	B&W
Mooroopna	7925	1:40,000	18-Jan-83	B&W
Mooroopna	7925	1:40,000	05-Nov-90	Colour
Morewell	8121	1:40,000	07-Feb-81	B&W
Mortlake	7421	1:25,000	23-Sep-83	B&W
Mt. Beauty	8324	1:25,000	15-Dec-88	Colour
Mt. Buller	8123	1:25,000	27-Feb-92	Colour
Myrtleford	8224	1:50,000	18-Mar-80	B&W
Nagambie	7924	1:25,000	21-Nov-89	Colour
Nathalia	7925	1:25,000	19-Nov-90	B&W
Nhill	7225	1:25,000	25-Mar-81	B&W
Nowingi	7328	1:20,000	16-Apr-83	B&W
Numurkah	7925	1:50,000	05-Dec-82	B&W
Omeo	8423	1:45,000	09-Jan-77	B&W
Orbost	8522	1:25,000	09-Oct-81	B&W
Ouyen	7327	1:20,000	27-Nov-75	B&W
Paynesville	8422	1:25,000	02-Dec-78	B&W
Phillip Island	7921	1:25,000	28-Nov-89	Colour
Port Campbell	7420	1:25,000	02-Jan-91	Colour
Port Campbell	7420	1:25,000	13-Feb-83	B&W
Port Fairy	7321	1:25,000	03-Jan-81	B&W
Portarlington	7821	1:25,000	04-Feb-84	B&W
Portland	7221	1:25,000	02-Feb-81	B&W
Queenscliff	7821	1:25,000	17-May-84	B&W
Robinvale	7428	1:25,000	13-Dec-88	Colour
Robinvale	7428	1:25,000	20-Apr-83	B&W
Rokewood	7622	1:25,000	16-Sep-81	B&W
Rutherglen	8125	1:25,000	02-May-82	B&W

Town Name	Sheet No.	Scale	Date	Colour or B&W
Sale	8321	1:25,000	27-Nov-78	B&W
Seymour	7923	1:25,000	14-Dec-83	B&W
Shepparton	7925	1:40,000	18-Jan-83	B&W
Shepparton	7925	1:40,000	05-Nov-90	Colour
St. Arnaud	7524	1:25,000	27-Dec-73	B&W
Stawell	7423	1:25,000	30-Oct-79	B&W
Stratford	8322	1:25,000	27-Apr-90	Colour
Swan Hill	7627	1:15,000	18-Apr-83	B&W
Swifts Creek	8423	1:40,000	14-Jan-85	B&W
Traralgon	8221	1:30,000	17-Mar-80	B&W
The Walnuts	8423	1:40,000	14-Jan-85	B&W
Tallangatta	8325	1:25,000	6-Jan-88	Colour
Tidal River	8119	1:40,000	14-Jan-81	B&W
Torquay	7721	1:25,000	19-Feb-84	B&W
Tresthan	7723	1:25,000	12-Oct-81	B&W
Walhalla	8122	1:50,000	12-Mar-80	B&W
Wangaratta	8125	1:25,000	22-Sep-82	B&W
Warracknabeal	7325	1:25,000	23-Mar-81	B&W
Warrnambool	7321	1:25,000	14-Dec-88	Colour
Warragul	8021	1:25,000	02-Oct-79	B&W
Whitfield	8124	1:50,000	07-Apr-82	B&W
Winchelsea	7621	1:25,000	10-Mar-83	B&W
Wodonga	8225	1:25,000	24-Oct-91	Colour
Wodonga	8225	1:25,000	22-Sep-82	B&W
Wonthaggi	8020	1:25,000	14-Dec-79	B&W
Woodend	7823	1:25,000	06-Feb-84	B&W
Yallourn Nth.	8121	1:40,000	06-Feb-82	B&W
Yallourn	8121	1:40,000	06-Feb-82	B&W
Yarragon	8121	1:25,000	14-Oct-91	Colour
Yarram	8220	1:25,000	02-Feb-91	Colour
Yarrawonga	8125	1:25,000	22-Sep-82	B&W
Yea	7923	1:25,000	24-Dec-89	Colour
Yea	7923	1:25,000	24-Dec-89	Colour

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ESA’s Sentinel Mission
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USGS/NASA Landsat Earth Observation Program
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Earth Explorer (GLIS) / USGS
Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the U.S. Geological Survey.
Earth Engine Data Catalog (Goggle Developers)
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