Aerial Photography of Minnesota

Digital aerial photography covering Minnesota has been collected since the late-1930s by federal, state, and local governments and by private companies. A great deal of this imagery can be viewed and/or downloaded online. Click on the links below for information about recent digital aerial photography acquisitions, and guidance on how to find, view, download, and use them.

Most requested:  

• Minnesota Geospatial Image Service (air photos and more, available using a Web Map Service)
   
• Summer FSA NAIP imagery (available via the image service)
   
• 2020 Spring Twin Cities metro imagery (available via the image service; more recent, higher resolution imagery is available for select Metro counties)
   
• Spring Aerial Imagery Program for Minnesota
  
   

Not sure where to start?

• Match your needs to a photo scale
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If you know of other publicly available air photo sources, please let us know:  gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us