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Aerial Maps for Research:

Here are links to Aerial research and resource sites that can help you research new detecting sites. Nothing like a great set of maps to help you find that next honey hole. If you know of a map site that should be listed please send that information to addme@detectingresearch.com and our webmaster will add it.

Maps and Mapping Tools:

Landsat provides aerial photography and GIS data that you can to research site to detect. Included on the site are CD with digital aerial photography, USGS Topo Maps on CD, printed aerial maps and printed street maps so going back to 2000. Click here to launch Landsat. For a quick access to Landsat digital aerial photography by US state click here: Landsat Digital Aerial Photography by US state.

Historical Aerials has aerials and topos selectors, the atlases will let you view additional historical representations of the viewing area. They offer geo-referenced digitized versions of historic maps and property boundary documents. What makes Historical Aerials unique is the ability to zero in on an map area and then go back in time to see how that area on the map changes over time. There is a selection of topo maps for most of the US and you can buy a monthly subscription (that gets rid of the ads that appear all over the site) or individual maps. Click here to launch Historical Aerials

Near Map High Resolution Aerials has aerials and topos selectors, the atlases will let you view additional historical representations of the viewing area. They offer geo-referenced digitized versions of historic maps and property boundary documents. What makes Historical Aerials unique is the ability to zero in on an map area and then go back in time to see how that area on the map changes over time. This site provides high resolution aerial maps that are current and can help you determine if a site is still huntable. Click here to launch Near Map High Resolution Aerials.

Aerial Research by State, here we are building a list of aerial research sites by state:

Florida University of Florida Map & Imagery Collections
Florida University of Florida Digital Collection Aerial Photography
Florida University of Florida Sanborn® Fire Insurance Company Maps of Florida

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