Aerial Photography

Aerial photography is the traditional basis for many of Blom’s products and services. Large format digital or analogue cameras are mounted in twin-engined aircraft and images positioned using Global Positioning System (GPS) with Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and where available, active networks, providing camera positioning and image orientation data, improving quality and reducing costs.

Blom has a major aircraft resource including pressurized cabins enabling projects to be undertaken from both high and low altitude. Conventional photography activities use a number of aircraft based throughout Europe including a Learjet, enabling the company to mobilize at short-notice to any location in a minimum time period. Aerial resources include,

• 20 x fixed-wing aircraft
• 1 x Learjet
• 4 x helicopters
• 12 x leased fixed-wing aircraft (Pictometry)
• 8 x large format digital survey cameras
• 15 x large format analogue (film) cameras

All aircraft are equipped with equipment including survey cameras (digital and analogue), laser-scanners (LiDAR) and hyper-spectoral scanners, providing the ability to acquire imagery in both the visible and non-visible parts of the light spectrum.

Blom group has the largest and most versatile aircraft fleet in Europe and enables Blom to meet all customer needs with respect to accuracy, altitude, resolution, medium and area.