Luv2Bowhnt
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Does anyone know the best place to get up to date aerial photos of property? I'm wanting to get an aerial map of our farm to mark stand locations, etc. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!
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- Thread starter Luv2Bowhnt
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Most states have a GIS data download site that has the aerial imagery also. The county GIS sites often have it too. You usually don't have to have ArcGIS software to view and manipulate the aerial imagery.
1eyefishing
...just joking, seriously.
One of my members went to kinko's or fedex copy and got a laminated blow up of a Google Earth photo.
westcobbdog
Senior Member
Most Counties have a Geographic Information System the public can use with layers like topo but it appears to pull the satellite imagery from google maps.
I had one made several years ago. 
I put glass over it and make notes with paint pencils. Scrape off with razor blade - each year. I use it often for planning, especially wind directions and to keep a history of how often I hunt in certain areas. I also keep track of where other hunters go and frequent. Great to find areas where pressure might be lower. I really like it... my command center.
I used these folks...https://www.mytopo.com/?gclid=Cj0KC...7lom7ehu4JRS2yaEmqRlOrDy7q7CDJ1waAosfEALw_wcB friendly people
I put glass over it and make notes with paint pencils. Scrape off with razor blade - each year. I use it often for planning, especially wind directions and to keep a history of how often I hunt in certain areas. I also keep track of where other hunters go and frequent. Great to find areas where pressure might be lower. I really like it... my command center.
I used these folks...https://www.mytopo.com/?gclid=Cj0KC...7lom7ehu4JRS2yaEmqRlOrDy7q7CDJ1waAosfEALw_wcB friendly people
Buckstop
Senior Member
We did the poster size mytopo.com laminated one. Then mounted it between a piece of plexiglass and a piece of sheet metal. We have all our club stands marked with color coded, peel n stick, hole punch paper and use magnets to mark where each hunter is going that hunt. Also keep a big arrow on a magnet that we set to show wind direction at the time.
Jim Thompson
Live From The Tree
www.mytopo.com and Huntstand have both served me well for aerials. Have ordered a bunch of them for the walls over the years
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coolbreezeroho
Senior Member
Check out Google earth it may surprise you
huckhgh
Senior Member
Agreed, Google Earth is the most up to date aerial that I have found.
Kris87
Senior Member
I use Huntstand for my phone, and my drone for actual aerial shots of my places.
86ccord
Senior Member
100% agree with using huntstand. Very good app
CaptKeith
Senior Member
I really like the Hunt-X App. Shows satellite, topo, and combines them. I can mark it up on my ipad and it’s on my phone. Also tracks me when I’m out there.
nmurph
Senior Member
Google Earth will have the most recent images. Most county tax images are 5-7 years old.
OleCountryBoy
Senior Member
https://satellite.360earthstreetview.com/ is more current than google earth. I just looked at a few locations in South GA, Google Earth, buildings I put up over 4 years ago still aren't visible. 360earthstreetview has been updated in the past year.
