Landmark Deal for Bluesky Historical Aerial Photo Archive

Leicestershire, UK, 02 March 2010 - Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has signed a reseller agreement with Landmark, Britain’s leading supplier of land and property search information. The deal will see the UK’s largest collection of historically important commercial aerial photographs being made available through the Envirocheck website further helping professional users to make informed decisions based on comprehensive environmental site assessment information. The million plus photographs, from Bluesky’s Old Aerial Photos archive, date back as far as 1917 and include some of the earliest commercial survey images, military photography and many national archives.

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Bluesky Completes Record Flying Season

Leicestershire, UK, 16 February 2010 - Aerial mapping specialist Bluesky has reported its most successful year yet following a record-breaking aerial photography season. Bluesky's aerial surveying contributed toward a total area of 32,000 sqkm that was captured for GeoPerspectives - the country's most up-to-date digital aerial photomap - covering Britain's cities and countryside stretching from Glasgow to the Scilly Isles. Bluesky employed the latest imaging technology that enables the creation of 3D computer-generated fly-through maps and infrared maps that reveal the type of vegetation on the ground.  The imagery is now available and can be viewed at www.bluesky-world.com

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Bluesky Rediscovers 1949 Aerial Survey of London

Leicestershire, UK, 09 December 2009 - Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has uncovered a series of 1949 original aerial survey photographs covering the whole of Greater London. Revealing the capital in the post war period, landmarks that we take for granted today are pictured under construction; Battersea Power Station has only three out of it's four chimneys while the Royal Festival Hall, whose foundation stone was laid that year, is a 1940's building site. The photographs were rediscovered following an agreement between Bluesky and Blom Aerofilms which will see these images, part of the UK's largest collection of commercial aerial survey images, available online at www.oldaerialphotos.com.

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Bluesky Thermal Survey Carbon Offset Aids Peterborough's Green Backyard

Leicestershire, 01 December - Aerial mapping company Bluesky is helping fund an exciting environmental project in Peterborough, promoting sustainable lifestyles and raising awareness of environmental issues through practical demonstration and community involvement. The Green Backyard project is set to benefit from the donation following a thermal aerial survey completed by Bluesky on behalf of Peterborough City Council. As active supporters of The Green Backyard the city council approached Bluesky to see how they could compensate for the greenhouse gases emitted as a result of the survey and Bluesky were happy to make the donation to the local community project.

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Bluesky's Home Heat Loss Data Goes Online in Calderdale

Coalville, Leicestershire, UK, 05 November 2009 - Home owners in West Yorkshire, UK, will soon be able to go online to see the heat loss from their property. Following airborne surveys by aerial mapping firm Bluesky, the property level thermal map together with high-resolution aerial photography are to be provided online by Calderdale Council. The council's relaunched Calderdale Maps Online service will offer interactive maps together with new features such as address look ups and find my nearest.

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