Historical Aerial Photography of Western Australia Since 1948

Landgate provides historical aerial photography frames and metadata covering Western Australia. Imagery has been captured from 1948 to the present day, though some projects remain uncatalogued.

Use Cases

• Analyze land cover change over time using the historical imagery frames from 1948 onward.
• Georeference and mosaic individual photography frames using associated project metadata.
• Study urban development or coastal changes in Western Australia through the time-series of aerial imagery.

Strengths

• Imagery collection spans over 70 years, from 1948 to the present.
• Covers a large portion of Western Australia.
• Managed by the authoritative state land information authority, Landgate.

Limitations

• Some projects have not yet been catalogued, creating data gaps.
• Specific scale, resolution, and total volume of imagery are not detailed in the metadata.
• Access requires navigating custom license terms from Landgate.

Provenance

Source

Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate).

Collection Method

Aerial photography campaigns conducted over Western Australia.

Time Range

1948 to present.

Freshness

Last metadata update was March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.