Historic Aerials

Historic Aerials

Property History/Aerial Photos

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42 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 23, 2026
  • June 6, 2026
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Explore historical aerial imagery across the US to see how landscapes and neighborhoods have changed. This app provides spatially accurate, orthorectified imagery, allowing you to pinpoint historic features and research property history. It's a powerful tool for researchers, enthusiasts, and professionals investigating the past.

✓View historical aerial imagery across decades
✓Compare past and present imagery
✓Spatially accurate orthorectified imagery
✓Obtain geographic coordinates for historic features
✓Explore property history and land development
✓Research historical land use and environmental change
✓Discover abandoned roads and forgotten places
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What's New in Historic Aerials

1.2.0

June 6, 2026

We’ve updated the design to improve the overall map experience by consolidating multiple buttons into a single expandable control, allowing users to see more of the map with less screen obstruction and providing a cleaner, more streamlined interface, along with general performance improvements and bug fixes.

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Last updated on October 11, 2026.

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My favorite Website Now an App!

I use the website all of the time to peek into the history of my town. I want to say it’s been a decade at least that I have been using the site and recommending it to people.
I don’t understand the low ratings if I’m being completely honest. I downloaded, immediately searched, changed the year, and topo. It worked perfect!
Sure in our modern world there is “always room for innovation and improvement”… but I think that even if this is the beginning for this app, it’s amazing!!
Thank you to the devs for making this an easy application to always have on hand for when I want to learn some history. ❤️
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Watermark hellscape

The Watermark grid is so invasive it’s impossible to tell if the photos are of any quality or not.

Bad app

I don’t mind ads but there’s way too many. App is slow. Can’t find a way to see the images without the copyright all over. I wouldn’t care to pay for an ad free/copyright free version but it doesn’t have it. Shame.

Works okay, until there's an ad.

Unable to close out of video ads, which makes it annoying to use any of the app features as the only way I've found to get around this is to close the app.
Good job guys, you ruined a perfectly okay app by plaguing it with ads.
I wouldn't mind them if I could just close them and go about my business. But you can't even do that.
Try again.
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Would be amazing..

But their decision to litter it with self adjusting watermarks makes the loading time unbearable and the view unreadable due to all the lines of watermarks. I’d happily pay a fee to remove for the app to work smoothly.

FAQ

Does Historic Aerials have ads?

Yes, Historic Aerials contains advertisements. This allows the app to remain free for users to access its historical imagery and research features.

What is the rating for Historic Aerials?

Historic Aerials has a rating of 2.5 stars based on 4 user ratings. This indicates a mixed reception from its current user base.

Is Historic Aerials available on Android?

Historic Aerials is currently available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Support for Android devices has not been specified in the provided data.

How often is Historic Aerials updated?

The latest version of Historic Aerials is 1.0.1, which was last updated on March 24, 2026. This suggests frequent updates to the application.

What is the age rating for Historic Aerials?

Historic Aerials has an age rating of 4+. This means it is suitable for children aged 4 and older, with no mature content concerns.

Can I get geographic coordinates from Historic Aerials?

Yes, Historic Aerials allows you to obtain precise geographic coordinates for features visible in historic imagery, even if they no longer exist.

Who uses Historic Aerials for research?

Historic Aerials is used by a wide range of professionals and enthusiasts, including environmental consultants, archaeologists, surveyors, oil & gas professionals, real estate agents, urban planners, historians, and metal detector enthusiasts.

Is the imagery in Historic Aerials accurate?

Yes, the imagery in Historic Aerials is fully orthorectified, meaning it is spatially accurate. This ensures that locations shown in the historical imagery are precise.