Pima County Department of Transportation

Geographic Information Services Division

Pictometry Aerial Photos

Aerial photos described here are from Pictometry International Corporation. Pictometry specializes in oblique aerial photography and includes orthophotos as well. See About Pictometry Aerial Photos for more.

• Read the Disclaimer and Using Pictometry Aerial Photos. We also offer Pictometry Classes.
• Each Pictometry photo is about 5 megabytes. Loading and changing photos may be slow for users outside of Pima County's internal network.
• Select one of these three methods to start the Pictometry Viewer and find photos:

  Pictometry Viewer	Open the Pictometry Viewer directly. Use the Zoom Goto tool or Address Number Zoom Goto to navigate to locations of photos you want. (The initial view is Veinte de Agosto Park in downtown Tucson.)
  MapGuide Maps	Use one these MapGuide techniques: Navigate or zoom in to the area you want on the MapGuide map. Select the "Oblique Aerial Photos" tool from the drop-down list at the top of a MapGuide map. This tool lets you choose and then pick a point on the map to show in the photos. (The tool also has a option to view similar oblique photos and other maps from Bing Maps.) Double-click on a parcel in a MapGuide map to show the "parcel detail page" of information and links for the parcel. See the "Oblique Aerial Photos" section on that page with both Pictometry Photos and Bing Maps Photos links to the photos for that parcel area.
  Parcel Information Search	Start with Parcel Information Search to search for a parcel by taxpayer name, street address or parcel code. This displays a "parcel detail page" of information and links for each parcel the search finds. As with double-clicking on a parcel in MapGuide, the parcel detail page has an "Oblique Aerial Photos" section with both Pictometry Photos and Bing Maps Photos links to the photos for that parcel.

Pictometry Project and Photo Area MapGuide Maps

The map to the left shows the Pictometry 2008 and 2006 project area in eastern Pima County. The 2008 project also includes the Ajo area. Pictometry project areas are available on the Pictometry Project MapGuide maps below, the Main MapGuide Map, and many others. The Pictometry MapGuide maps below are intended primarily as a technical reference of supplemental Pictometry information. They are not for viewing oblique Pictometry photos. The oblique Pictometry photos themselves are not layers on the map, but are available for viewing using the "Oblique Aerial Photos" tool just as it is on the Main MapGuide Map and many others.

To view the Pictometry MapGuide maps:

• Read the Disclaimer and Using Autodesk MapGuide.
• Select one of these MapGuide maps:

  Pictometry Project Map

  This map has the "Pictometry Project Area - 2008" layer on by default. In addition to project areas, the map show areas for each individual oblique photo, Pictometry orthophoto, and USGS DRG base map used by Pictometry. You need to zoom in to a scale of 1:25,000 or closer before you can turn on the layers showing the areas covered by each individual oblique photo and Pictometry orthophotos.

  Pictometry Project 4 Inch Ortho Sectors 2008 Map

  This map has the "Pictometry Project 4 Inch Ortho Sectors - 2008" layer on by default. Individual Pictometry 2008 Orthophoto Sector photos can be downloaded in .JPG format. Each sector covers approximately 1/4 square mile and is about a half-mile on each side. To download a sector orthophoto file, zoom in and double-click on the desired sector. (These are not the primary Pictometry oblique or angled photos. The sector orthophotos are large files intended primarily for technical users.)