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Copyright

Copyright for the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's aerial photography collection rests with the Commonwealth of Australia.

Viewing prints

The Australian Antarctic Data Centre maintains a reference collection of prints of most of the aerial photography catalogued.
Prints may be viewed at the Data Centre. This can be arranged by submitting a request, selecting the Map Curator area.
You may be able to scan the prints in the Data Centre.

Obtaining copies of prints

Aerial photograph films in the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's aerial photography collection are stored at the Land Victoria Aerial Photography storage facility in Laverton, Victoria. Prints can be ordered from Photomapping Services in North Melbourne, Victoria (Email: phomap@photomapping.com.au). When ordering prints quote the Film Series, Run and Frame(s).
If you don't have the details of the Film Series, Run and Frame(s) to order the aerial photography then contact the Australian Antarctic Data Centre before contacting Photomapping Services.
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre does not have films of Operation Highjump photography taken by the USA in 1947 of the Australian Antarctic Territory. However the many of the prints in the collection have been scanned.

Viewing flight lines and photo centres

The Australian Antarctic Data Centre's aerial photography collection is described by the metadata record 'The collection of aerial photographs held by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre' which can accessed by a search.
Shapefiles representing the aerial photography flight lines and photo centres are linked from this metadata record for downloading and viewing in GIS software. These shapefiles are updated approximately every six months if necessary. The online catalogue is the most up to date source of flight line and photo centre information.

Aerial photographs not in the Catalogue

Some photographs in the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's aerial photography collection have not yet been catalogued.
These include:

  • Black and white oblique aerial photographs of the penguin colonies in the Vestfold Hills taken in 1987. Film Series ANT1217. The prints are in boxes 618, 619.
  • Black and white terrestrial and colour aerial photographs of Wilkes station taken with 35 mm film in March 1988 as part of a rubbish survey. The prints are in box 546.
  • Black and white aerial photographs of Bailey Peninsula, Windmill Islands taken in 1978 from a height of 550 metres. The prints are in box 546.
  • Black and white oblique aerial photographs of Macquarie Island taken on 15 March 1947 from a range of heights down to 60 metres. Other black and white oblique aerial photographs of Macquarie Island taken on the same day are in the catalogue. The prints are in box 637.
  • Black and white aerial photographs of Macquarie Island taken in February 1951 and black and white oblique aerial photographs of Macquarie Island taken in March 1962. The prints are in box 637.
  • Diapositives of colour vertical aerial photographs of Davis taken at various heights around 1980. The diapositives are in box 639.
  • Black and white vertical aerial photographs of Scullin Monolith taken in February 1987. The prints are in box 543.
  • Colour vertical aerial photographs of Davis taken in the late 1980s. The positives are in box 642.
  • Black and white aerial photographs of the coast east of Law Dome taken in 1956 from a height of 4500 feet (1372 metres). Film Series ANT24 Run MISC. The prints are in box 26. Frame 8183 includes Chick Island.
  • Black and white vertical aerial photographs of the Svenner Islands taken in January 1999. The prints are in box 634.
  • Colour vertical and oblique  aerial photographs of Heard Island taken in March 1980. Film Series CASC9500. Small black and white proof prints are in box 601.
  • Black and white vertical aerial photographs and a few terrestrial photographs of Casey, featuring the tunnel, taken 28 January 1978. Film Series CAS8373, CAS8376. Small black and white proof prints are in box 646.
  • Black and white vertical and oblique aerial photographs of Cape Darnley to the Prince Charles Mountains taken on 9 October 1956 from a height of 10000 feet (3048 metres). Film Series ANT38. The prints are in boxes 123 to 128.
  • Black and white vertical and oblique aerial photographs of Pearce Peak to Baillieu Peak, Solitary Island to Achernar Island, Baillieu Peak to Stibbs Bay and Gibbney Island to 'Peak 103' taken on 25 November 1959 from a height of 12000 feet (3658 metres). Film Series ANT74. The prints are in boxes 247 to 249.

Camera Details and Aerial Photography History

Further details about the cameras used to collect aerial photography by the Australian Antarctic Program, as well as information about the history of aerial photography in the Antarctic can be obtained by downloading the Camera Details and Timeline document.