Aerial Photography

• General background information
• Aerial photography area of coverage
• Aerial photography supply and fees and charges
• Copyright
• Scale and quality of images - urban areas
• Order your aerial photograph online

General Background Information

Far North District Council, together with the Northland Regional Council have entered in to a contract to have the whole of the Far North flown to produce aerial photographs. The project is 2/3rds complete.

Council has received numerous requests from landowners, surveyors and other interested parties for copies of aerial photographs of certain areas of the district.

Revenue collected from the sale of this information will be used to recover some of the implementation costs and will be progressively used to carry out further aerial photographic projects flying the urban areas at a higher resolution than was used for the initial project.

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Aerial photography area of coverage

The contract was to have the whole of the Far North flown to produce Aerial Photographs.
There are maps at each service centre denoting which areas have been completed so far.

High Level Photography
Most of the District has now been completed with the exception of the area from the south of Lake Omapere which includes Kaikohe, Opononi, Rawene, Kawakawa and Moerewa. (we now have from Kaimaumau to the Cape)

Low Level Photography
Is available in the townships of Eastcoast, Houhora, Kaikohe, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Ngawha, Okiato, Paihia, Pukenui, Russell, Totara North, Whangaroa

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Aerial Photography Supply and Fees and Charges

The data can be supplied in a number of printed formats, A4, A3, A2 and A1 or the information can be supplied in electronic format, either by email for an individual property or on CD where a larger area is required.

HARD COPY				SOFT COPY (JPG Format)
A4	A3	A2	A1	A4	A3	A2	A1
$26.00	$39.00	$52.00	$68.00	$31.00	$42.00	$53.00	$70.00
				Plus the cost of the data media Email $1, Floppy Disc $1,  CD-Rom $4

Laminating is not included in this service.

Where your request covers more than one property and/or requires additional time to process, the charges above are based on 10 minute intervals.

The fees that you will be charged will be confirmed with you prior to map or image Production.

Click here to order your aerial photograph online or to download an application form

For further information please contact us

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Copyright

The aerial photography is owned jointly between Far North District Council and Northland Regional Council and is subject to copyright.

The photography may not be copied or reproduced without the expressed permission of the Far North District Council or Northland Regional Council.

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Scale and Quality of Images - Urban Areas

The aerial photographic project was established to meet the needs of both the Far North and the NRC largely for resource management and land use information. However it is recognised that the scale that was used for this better suited the larger rural areas rather than a higher definition scale that would be useful for the urban areas.

The scale that was used was 5,000 to 1. this means that the smallest pixel or definable point is 1.25 metres. This is a useful scale for resource management however does not produce an adequate print for urban planning or asset management. This would require a scale of between 500 and 1000 to 1.

Obviously having just invested in the larger scale project, Council would not necessarily wish to expend significant further sums in carrying out a high resolution urban programme. However it is suggested that such a programme may be possible if the proceeds from the sale of the current data could be targeted towards that aim.

In the meantime, Council has adopted the abovementioned fees and charges and will retain the revenue with the aim of funding an urban aerial photographic program.

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Order your aerial photograph online

Click here for fees and charges

You can order an aerial photograph by:

• Downloading an application form and posting it to us. The form should be sent to us using our normal contact details. Once received, a member of our Customer Liaison team will verify the amount required for your order and will contact you to arrange payment. Or
• Ordering your aerial photograph online, please complete the form below with your details, this form submits through to our Customer Liaison team.  Once received, a member of our Customer Liaison team will verify the amount required for your order and will contact you to arrange payment. Please note: The order form is NOT a secure order form so please do not include credit card details.  

Full payment must be received before your order will be released.

Aerial Photography Application Form (Fields marked with an asterisk* are mandatory fields)
Title:	Mr Mrs Miss Ms
First name:*
Last name:*
Organisation name: (if applicable)
Postal Address:*	Post Code
Email address:*
Please confirm Email address:*
Telephone:* (daytime)
Fax:
Area Requested This is where you need to provide us with information about the area that you would like your aerial photograph to cover:
Legal Description or Property Address of Aerial Request: *
Assessment/Valuation Number or Rate account number (if known):
Map title:
Format:*	Hard copy (map)  Digital image (jpeg)
If a digital image:	Email  Floppy Disc  CD-Rom
If a hard copy - sheet size:	(A1 840 x 594)  (A2 594 x 420)  (A3 420 x 297)  (A4 297 x 210)
Scale (Recommended 1:5000):
Once your form is received, a member of our Customer Liaison team will verify the amount required for your order and will contact you to arrange payment. Please note: This is NOT a secure order form please do not include credit card details here. If you wish to pay by credit card you should contact our Customer Liaison team using our normal contact details
Any further information:
When completed, please click on the "Send" button.

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