Maps & Viewing software

• Free Serif photoediting software
• More free Serif publishing software
• Gimp free photoediting software
• Highly regarded Irfanview photo browsing software
• FindFreeMaps allows visitors to create and customise their own maps for free
• Free ER Mapper Viewer for GIS (mapping) aerial imagery

Skyscanpics Tweets of note

• Skyscan's air photos chart the changes over time at London's Docklands from working port to modern suburbs; 16 Feb 2011
• See remarkable colour photos from around the world by 19th century pioneer ballonist Eduard Spelterini; 30 Jan 2011
• Historic aerial footage has been found in a Paris vault showing the aftermath of WW1 battlefields captured by an airship; 15 Nov 2010
• Amazing 1906 kite photograph by George Lawrence of San Francisco in ruins after earthquake & fire; 8 Jul 2010

Copyright & digital standards

• COPYRIGHT MATTERS: clear information from The Association of Photographers for those wishing to use photographs taken by others
• Useful information about preparation of digital images for publication
• Standards used for creating print-ready files for publication
• Commissioning a photo shoot - from a Photographer's point of View (not for the easily shocked!!)
• further information from Skyscan on Intellectual Property & microstock related issues

Pictures of Interest

• Ten man-made & natural holes in the Earth from the air
• One of the many natural wonders of Earth from the Air; amazing Indian's head rock formation seen on GoogleEarth(R)

Apps & Utilities

• The Photographer's Ephemeris utility calculates sun position for outdoor photography
• iPhone app creating portable document scanner
• iPhone app for 360 degree panoramas
• iPhone app calculates sun & moon position worldwide
• iPhone app calculates when sun will be at a given height
• iPhone app tracks sun's path over time at a single location