2009/9/23 bernhard <b...@datenkueche.com>: > Hi All > > Satellite und balloon are not perfect to take orthophotos. > Why not buy an aeroplane for OSM? > > > Maybe it would be possible to buy (build) a Camera, GPS,... Unit to > mount at a plane and rent the plane. > Many governments need orthophotos and maybe they are willing to sponsor > the plane for some hours if > they get usefull public domain images.
Have a look at a lot of the recent discussion on talk-gb. We recently hired a plane to fly over Stratford-upon-Avon to collect imagery. We're currently in the process of stitching it together to be used for tracing. -- Matt Williams http://milliams.com _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk