Air Photos

Air Photo Distribution

Notice to Air Photo Clients

Air Photo Distribution is working towards improving our services, requiring conversion of Alberta's air photo repository from hard copy to digital imagery.

Impacts to traditional services are taking place. For details see:

Air Photo Distribution makes available all the aerial photographs that have been taken for the provincial government. The collection contains over 1.5 million aerial photographs covering the entire province of Alberta dating back to 1949.

Most of these photographs are black and white; however, some areas have been photographed in colour. Photographs are available in a variety of scales and for various dates.

Most areas of the province have been photographed several times since 1949. The areas flown each year are driven by the needs of the department based on projects approved.

The entire province has been photographed at least once over the last 60 years.

Visit the Reference Library

Medium and/or small scale black & white and colour photographs are available for viewing in the Air Photo Distribution reference library. Copies of the photographs can also be purchased either in hard copies or digital formats.

Reference Library Location and Hours of Operation

Air Photo Distribution
Main Floor, 9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton AB Canada T5K 2M4
Tel: (780) 427-3520
Fax: (780) 422-9683
Email: Air.Photo@gov.ab.ca

Public hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Email Requests

When sending a request via email, leave a detailed message including:

  • Mailing address
  • Telephone number
  • Fax number
  • Email address

Search Online

For a list of the air photo projects available for any legal land location, access the online search of the Air Photo Record System (APRS) at:

APRS is available from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.

Also see:

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Updated: Aug 30, 2011