Aerials provide vital information for a multitude of land use management and research purposes, including agricultural, forestry, geology, conservation, urban planning, and environmental assessment. Specifically for environmental due diligence, aerial images play an important role in the historical review component of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Along with other historical resources, aerial imagery aids environmental professionals in identifying a property's past and current uses, as well as, past, current, or potential contamination risks.
ERIS has an impressive collection of high-quality historical aerials from multiple sources nationwide. Each site is carefully reviewed by our dedicated aerials team to ensure the best coverage is provided based on our vast in-house collection. With the ERIS Xplorer map layering tool, seamlessly access geo-referenced aerials.
Highlights of ERIS Historical Aerial Photos:
- Most of the aerials have a scale of 1” = 500’.
- Each aerial photograph can show an area up to 5000’ x 7500’ or approximately 860 acres in size, dependent on the shape of the property. (Larger sites or irregularly shaped sites may require more aerial photographs at an additional charge).
- We provide 12 plus historical aerial photographs of different years typically ranging from the 1930s or 1940s to the near present.
- Choose from several options for delivery: standard PDFs, JPEGs, and GeoTiffs.
- Historical Aerials are offered a la carte and as part of ERIS’ multi-product packages.
- Aerials are accessible and viewable within ERIS Xplorer.
Every aerial order includes a link to ERIS XPLORER for layering and analysis. Separate PDF files will also be available within Xplorer.
If you haven't experienced Xplorer, and its ability to 'transition' the view of your site location through the decades, then please arrange a demo with us.
We would love to show you this powerful layering and analysis tool.
NEW – Upgraded Aerial Imaging for Large Custom Areas and Linear Projects
A recent enhancement for ERIS aerials is the ability to view and analyze multiple high resolution images seamlessly within ERIS Xplorer. Now you can:
- Integrate high-res aerial images into Xplorer to enable more depth and precision when reviewing projects.
- Overlay images effortlessly and use the Opacity and Transition tools to assess environmental changes and risks with accuracy regardless of site size and shape.
- Generate robust PDF reports containing both summaries and detailed imagery for large-scale projects.
- Benefit from ERIS’ end-to-end solution integration whether in the office or on-site across ERIS Mobile, ERIS Xplorer, the Figure Creator Tool, and SCRIVA, our report authoring platform.
Explore this impactful new technology on your next large-scale project. Discover the continually expanding and unmatched quality of our enhanced ERIS Aerials.
