How to use Aerial Photo Explorer
In a series of short guides, we will show you:
- How to use Aerial Photo Explorer
- How to explore the different types of photos in Aerial Photo Explorer
- How to use different layers in Aerial Photo Explorer
- How to use Aerial Photo Explorer to study how a site changes over time
- How to Orientate photos when using Aerial Photo Explorer
Each guide will help support and develop your use of the Aerial Photo Explorer website, taking you from simply opening a photo to using the key features of the website and orientating photos. These photos can be used to support an investigation of your local area, especially looking at how cities, towns, villages, and specific sites can change over time.
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Aims and outcomes
- To provide step by step guidance on how to use Aerial Photo Explorer
- To explain some of the different tools on Aerial Photo Explorer
- To support the development and enhancement of users’ experience of Aerial Photo Explorer
- To support people in using aerial photos to identify how their area has changed over time
Useful links
- Aerial Photo Explorer
- Teaching Activity: What can 1940s aerial photographs tell us about how the Second World War impacted our local area?
- Historic England’s Film: Using Aerial Photographs
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