Low-level aerial photography in NJ

moshenko · February 16th, 2007

Hi -

I'm looking for a reputable company to perform low-level aerial photography on the Princeton University campus. In the past I have used blimp photography services in my local area (Toronto) but I don't have a contact in NJ. Can anyone recommend a good company/companies?

Thanks!

Ernest Burden · February 16th, 2007

I don't know of any companies without looking it up. But try asking Tim Nelson of StudioAMD. I think they recently did some work in that area that required photography.

moshenko · February 17th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernest Burden

I don't know of any companies without looking it up. But try asking Tim Nelson of StudioAMD. I think they recently did some work in that area that required photography.

Thanks for the tip, Ernest. Tim? Oh, Tim?

Tim Nelson · February 17th, 2007

Hey Nicholas. I don't know of anybody, but I will ask Richard on Tuesday if he knows of anybody that could do that. (presidents day on monday)

moshenko · February 17th, 2007

Thanks!

ikinman · February 20th, 2007

Assuming that you want blimp-type photography and not ortho-type photography from a plane, we have used Gary Lockhart from blimp photo several times in the NYC area. He's from Austin, TX, but he travels: http://www.blimpphoto.com

If you want straight-down photography (such as for a site plan study), take a look at http://www.globexplorer.com/ You can order aerial photography of very good quality from them for download.

Hope that helps.

-Ian

Ernest Burden · February 20th, 2007

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Originally Posted by ikinman

If you want straight-down photography (such as for a site plan study), take a look at http://www.globexplorer.com/ You can order aerial photography of very good quality from them for download.

For standard aerial/satellite photography, that would be available through the US Geological Survey (where much of Ian's link gets their existing stuff)in a variety of resolutions and wavelengths (IR, falsecolor, regular color), usually at 1m resolution, but I've found photo data down to .3m. Those marry nicely to USGS DEM landform models and topo maps via GIS software. The problem is the flyovers may have been in 1992, or 1998 and they may not show the best, current state of things.

However, I assumed at the start that you wanted a perspective photo or footage.

moshenko · February 20th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikinman

Assuming that you want blimp-type photography and not ortho-type photography from a plane, we have used Gary Lockhart from blimp photo several times in the NYC area. He's from Austin, TX, but he travels: http://www.blimpphoto.com

Yes, I'm looking for perspective photography from a blimp or other low-level device rather than plane/satellite. Thanks very much for the link; I'll check out Gary Lockhart.

richard@amdrendering.com · February 20th, 2007

Tim passed this on to me.

Try this company http://www.jmsco.com/ Ask for Rob.

They do aerial photography and video in the Philadelphia area (the closest city to Princeton). I'm not sure if they do blimps or not, but they seemed to know what they were doing and could refer you to another firm if needed.

Services from NYC, Baltimore and Washington DC should have no problem doing work in Princeton so looks for resources from these areas as well.

Richard

moshenko · February 20th, 2007

Thanks very much for the information, Richard.

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moshenko Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 226 Name: Nicholas Moshenko	Low-level aerial photography in NJ Hi - I'm looking for a reputable company to perform low-level aerial photography on the Princeton University campus. In the past I have used blimp photography services in my local area (Toronto) but I don't have a contact in NJ. Can anyone recommend a good company/companies? Thanks! __________________ Nicholas Moshenko DesignStor www.designstor.com

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Ernest Burden Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ossining, NY USA Posts: 4,999 Name: Ernest Burden III	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ I don't know of any companies without looking it up. But try asking Tim Nelson of StudioAMD. I think they recently did some work in that area that required photography. __________________ Ernest Burden III AcmeDigital architectural rendering

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Tim Nelson Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Providence, RI Age: 30 Posts: 1,610 Name: Tim Nelson	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ Hey Nicholas. I don't know of anybody, but I will ask Richard on Tuesday if he knows of anybody that could do that. (presidents day on monday) __________________ Tim Nelson timnelson3d.com

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moshenko Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 226 Name: Nicholas Moshenko	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ Thanks! __________________ Nicholas Moshenko DesignStor www.designstor.com

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ikinman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York City Age: 41 Posts: 130 Name: Ian Kinman	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ Assuming that you want blimp-type photography and not ortho-type photography from a plane, we have used Gary Lockhart from blimp photo several times in the NYC area. He's from Austin, TX, but he travels: http://www.blimpphoto.com If you want straight-down photography (such as for a site plan study), take a look at http://www.globexplorer.com/ You can order aerial photography of very good quality from them for download. Hope that helps. -Ian

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richard@amdrendering.com Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Providence, RI Age: 40 Posts: 16 Name: Richard Dubrow	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ Tim passed this on to me. Try this company http://www.jmsco.com/ Ask for Rob. They do aerial photography and video in the Philadelphia area (the closest city to Princeton). I'm not sure if they do blimps or not, but they seemed to know what they were doing and could refer you to another firm if needed. Services from NYC, Baltimore and Washington DC should have no problem doing work in Princeton so looks for resources from these areas as well. Richard __________________ _____________ Richard Dubrow StudioAMD Inc. Website

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moshenko Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 226 Name: Nicholas Moshenko	Re: Low-level aerial photography in NJ Thanks very much for the information, Richard. __________________ Nicholas Moshenko DesignStor www.designstor.com

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