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.
FSA Photos
Agricultural imagery of Minnesota
Air Photos by Source
Federal, state, regional, local and other sources of aerial photography
Uses of Air Photos
Sampling of projects that have utilized aerial imagery
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)
- 2025 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
- 2025 FSA NAIP imagery of Minnesota (available via the image service)