Aerial image library

An aerial image library is a collection of

. The imagery is taken from cameras placed on aircraft, which capture images of the structures and features of the land below. These libraries can contain millions of individual images which depict geographic areas in incredible detail.

Aerial image libraries can provide a wealth of information to users of the imagery. Governments often use such libraries to maintain current records of

Using computer software, aerial image libraries can stitch together images to create lifelike maps of geographic regions. These maps can be either

geo-referenced

, users can determine precisely where the structures and features depicted are located on the earth.

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