Reply To: Imagery Resources

[Ben Yahr]

Thanks for the replies folks. I was on vacation last week, and unfortunately didn’t get to read the reply from the Pictometry representative before it was deleted.

The representative that I talked to said that Pictometry covers 80% of the U.S. population, which is certainly not as impressive as covering 80% of the U.S…

That, along with the $1,700/yr subscription fee, ultimately make the service unfeasible at this point, given there are so many free resources out there.

However, there certainly seems to be some neat things going on, besides the stunning imagery. It appears that the obliques are georeferenced, and Pictometry’s software looks way better than faking a perspective in Phototshop, and could be useful for far more than just golf course planning-
http://www.pictometry.com/commercial/golf.shtml