Orthophotos are geometrically corrected aerial images that are stitched together to create a scale representation of the ground. They are available all over Sweden. It is often used as a valuable basis together with other geodata in many different industries.
Produced from aerial images
Orthophotos are created by geometrically correcting digital aerial photographs and assembling them into a scale representation of the ground. New flights are carried out every year, covering about 30% of the entire surface of Sweden, which means that southern Sweden and areas along the northern coast are photographed every two years, while other parts of the country are photographed every 2-4 years. Orthophotos are available in color, black and white or infrared with a resolution between 0.16 - 0.40m.
How can you benefit from orthophotos?
Orthophotos are often used in combination with other geospatial data to support spatial planning, environmental monitoring, land use planning and monitoring.
Some examples of uses:
- Background image for map reporting
- Inventory material for checking the timeliness of existing map bases
- Planning material for architects and street offices, for example
- Reporting material for plans, decisions and ideas
- Presentation material for, among other things, environmental impact assessments, and localizations
- Material for communication with, for example, the public and politicians
- Documentation for forest inventories, vegetation inventories and project planning
How can you get access to orthophotos?
Depending on how your organization wants to use orthophotos, there are different solutions.
- Continuous access to orthophotos in your systems
Metria Maps is a fast and stable mapping service that easily integrates into your business systems. It gives you access to a nationwide seamless map service with orthophotos all over Sweden. The service is optimized for best performance and is continuously updated with the latest images, as Lantmäteriet produces them. Regardless of the geographical area you are looking at, you will always see images with the best available resolution and timeliness, from the source Lantmäteriet. The service can be supplemented with an associated layer of metadata indicating the aerial photo year of the images. Read more
- One-time withdrawal for a project
Metria SeSverige is our e-commerce portal for the delivery of geodata. In Metria SeSverige you can easily select an area that you want to download orthophotos within and then work with them in your own software. They are delivered as color, black and white or infrared and the images (jpg and tiff) are georeferenced and ready to use directly in the software. Read more about it
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