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FAQs
What is Image Patch?
Many aerial users today are utilizing archived base imagery for their projects.
Google Earth, Virtual Earth, USGS Public Domain, and Digital Globe are among the leaders in aerial base networks.
Image Patch is a service for those who need current custom flown, high resolution and geo referenced aerials right away!/>
After we have flown your selected aerial, we can then "patch" your image onto the core database of Microsoft Virtual Earth for millions of eyes to see, or patch it within your website as part of an interactive image map, along with layers such as plans, etc.
We can also "patch" your image onto Google Earth for internal views.
What makes your aerial service so unique?
We provide customized aerial acquisition and image rectification service together.
Our project can be as local as 20 acres, worldwide, and at a resolution as high as 3 inch/pixel.
For those of you who are looking to save time and money to price a project, we guarantee to give you a quote within 24 hours and fly your aerial within 30 days or less.
We can publish your aerials onto the core database of Microsoft Virtual Earth for millions of viewers to see!!!
How do we price your aerials?
Pricing is measured using four parameters: Resolution, Size of area, proximity to our launch base, and rectification grade.
Our network of two dozen contracted professional flyers, use state of the art large format sensors, at a discounted and standard pricing.
Follow this chart to understand our price per patch:
Large Format Sensor:
| Resolution |
Patch size |
| 3 Inch/Pixel |
465 (1.9sq/km) |
| 6 Inch/Pixel |
1860 (7.5sq/km) |
| 12 Inch/Pixel |
30sq/km |
Medium Format Sensor:
| Resolution |
Patch size |
| 3 Inch/Pixel |
17 Acres |
| 6 Inch/Pixel |
70 Acres |
| 12 Inch/Pixel |
0.44 sq/mile |
What level of image Rectification Service do you offer?
- Our unique service allows you to publish your patch on the core database of Microsoft Virtual Earth for millions of viewers (See:
"What is the advantage of publishing your patch on Microsoft Virtual Earth?")
- We offer FREE rectification to overlay your image onto Microsoft Virtual Earth (YUM format) and on Google Earth (KMZ format).
- We offer Basic geo-referenced service (Not including DEM/DTM's), to use your imagery as a base layer for your CAD or GIS plans.
- Mapping/Survey grade accuracy (including DEM/DTM's) for advanced mapping projects.
What is the advantage of publishing your patch on Microsoft Virtual Earth?
Microsoft Virtual Earths' website gets over 200,000 unique visitors /explorers per day.
Beyond being an exploration platform, Virtual Earth is embedded in thousands of web based applications and as an interactive map within websites.
If you find the imagery for your specific location is not up to date, and or in low resolution, and don't want to wait till Microsoft will update the imagery, then please, give us a call, and we will make you
'look good'!
Is image patch cropped from an archive?
No, All our images are custom flown!
However, with every Image Patch order, you will automatically get an email with extensive aerial archive listing for the area you have selected.
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