Terraitaly, Italy’s Largest Online Aerial Imagery Archive, Has Been Re-Launched
Written by Blom
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Following extensive updates the online aerial photography archive known as Terraitaly™ has been re-launched. The huge aerial portal, which allows anyone to quickly and easily purchase aerial imagery at the click of a button, has imagery dating back to 1969 and is the first choice for many building surveyors, architects, civil engineers and private consumers looking for both recent and historical high resolution ortho rectified images of Italian territories.
Terraitaly has been rebuilt from the ground up using Blom’s all-in-one web platform, BlomURBEX™, so it’s never been easier to locate your area of interest, see the various images available and then add your selection to the shopping cart. TerraItaly also makes it simple to purchase printed copies and certified prints in a range of sizes, useful in any legal dispute.
About Blom
Blom CGR S.p.a. (Compagnia Generale Ripereseaeree) is a leading company in the photogrammetry and remote sensing sector. Blom CGR has been in the Italian market since 1969 and is a key partner for both public and private companies for acquisition and treatment of geographic information, thanks to the constant implementation of the latest generation of digital sensors (photogrammetric, LiDAR and multispectral) during the years. Blom CGR’s activities range from the realization of big projects in capturing any kind of geographic information, to the creation of solution and services based on its own Location Based Platform called BlomURBEX™ and BlomURBEX 3D™.With the Terraitaly™ brand-name, Blom CGR has created a database of ortho-rectified images and this unique archive represent the story of the italian territories in the last 50 years. Blom CGR is located by Parma airport, which is also the operations site for its own fleet of aircraft.
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