National Library Published 46,000 New Aerial Photographs Online

The photos, taken between 2014 and 2019, cover all federal states and were created in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defense.

Landscapes, Cities, and Buildings from a Bird's Eye View

The search in the online archive is possible by federal state or place name. The images show natural and cultural landscapes as well as urban infrastructure. The Vienna Hofburg alone is documented almost 600 times. Aerial photographs not only reveal scenic beauty but also changes caused by climate, weather, or human influence.

Historical Images from the 1930s

Additionally, the ÖNB has published the dataset "Austria from the Air": Around 4,800 black-and-white aerial photographs from 1930 to 1935 – taken before the destructions of World War II and before large-scale urban sprawl. The images can be used, processed, and distributed without restriction and free of charge.

The historical images allow researchers to analyze changes over decades. Applications range from climate research to photogrammetry. According to the ÖNB, the data can also be used for machine learning models that automatically recognize types of landscapes.

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