The aerial photo lookup assists users in the research of hard-copy historical aerial photos. These are not orthophotos. See Orthophoto Imagery for information on digital ortho-photography and availability of online orthophotos.
The aerial photo database only contains information pertaining to photo flight years between 1946 and 2003.
You can look up aerial photos two ways.
Aerial Photo Section Index PimaMaps Map
Use this PimaMaps map to find and zoom into a section. Then click that section to open a section square and then pick the "More info" link in the popup. This will open a list of aerial photos that include some or all of that section's area.
New! Aerial Photos are now coming online in PDF format for viewing and printing. If the image has been scanned and available there will be a link that says "Photo", click on the hyperlink and the image will come up in a new viewer. Otherwise it will say "Not scanned", and not available yet, however, we are updating dataset daily.
- Read the disclaimer and review the FAQ and Training Videos Tabs on the PimaMaps - Main launch page.
- Important: Be ready to zoom in to see the "Aerial Photo Index - Section Grid" layer.
- Any issues contact Maps and Records at (520) 724-6410.
- Go to the map link listed above.
Aerial Photo Search
Search for a list of aerial photos by choosing township, range and section numbers, unique ID, or other criteria.