Research Guides: Maps and Geographic Information Systems: Aerial Imagery

Aerial Imagery Websites

California Coastal Records Project
View current and historic aerial images of the complete California Coastline.
Historic Aerials
A commerical site that allows you to view current and historical aerial imagery, with side by side comparisons. Dark green areas provide historic coverage.
USGS Earth Explorer
U.S. government site that provides access to extensive current and historic aerial imagery. Registration required to download images.

Aerial Atlas of Orange County
Areial images of Orange County taken in 1974. Located in Library Special Collections.
Aerial Foto-book of Los Angeles County 1987-1988
An atlas of aerial fotographs, 1987 of L.A. County.
Aerial Photomap Book, Los Angeles County
An atlas of large aerial photographs of the county taken in 1964. Located in Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles County, California [remote-sensing images] / Pacific Air Industries.
The University Library has a small collection of historic aerial images of the Long Beach area taken in the early 1950s. These are at a scale of 1:20,000 and are located in the Library's Special Collections.
Los Angeles County, California [remote-sensing images] / Pacific Air Industries.
A set of 33 aerial images taken of the Long Beach area, ca 1953. Located in Library Special Collections
Orange County : Photo Map Book.
A large atlas of detailed aerial images of the county taken in 1964. Located in Library Special Collections.

Google Earth is a tremendously powerful tool for finding seamless aerial imagery of the earth, stars and undersea features.