Where do the photos come from?

The USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program flies the continental US roughly every two years. The photos are public domain. We find every flight that covers your address, crop it to the property and line the years up for you.

How far back does it go?

Usually to between 2004 and 2009, depending on the state, with a new photo every one to three years since. Most addresses have 7 to 16 photos. The free check shows the exact years before you pay. For older photos, see how to find old aerial photos in free archives.

Can I use it in a dispute?

The report shows what was visible from the air on each flight date and names the official source. It does not decide ownership, permits or boundaries. Many people use it to show when something was built, alongside other records.

What if it does not help?

If the report does not show what the free check promised, email us within 14 days and we will refund you in full.

Aerial photo, 30 August 2013: open farmland split by a canal and a farm road, Kuna, Idaho.

Aerial photo of the same ground, 4 June 2021: a finished housing development with streets, houses and a pool.

2013 2021

Kuna, Idaho. USDA photos, flown 30 Aug 2013 and 4 Jun 2021.

Property From Above

Historical aerial photos of any US address, dated.

Drag across the photo: the same ground eight years apart. Enter a US address and the free check shows how many dated USDA aerial photos exist for it.

Free check. Lower 48 states. Coordinates such as 43.61, -116.53 work too.

What the report says

Three pages from the report for the lot in the photo above. Each flight gets the same square, its date, and a plain note on what changed since the one before.

60 cm per pixel

22 June 2017

Since 2015: the roads and field boundaries stayed the same, with only crop growth and colour changes.
60 cm per pixel

14 July 2019

Since 2017: farmland was replaced by a central swimming pool, surrounding roads, and homes.
60 cm per pixel

4 June 2021

Since 2019: new homes were built along the eastern edge beside the pool complex.

Notes are written automatically from the photos and can miss small changes, so every pair is there for you to check yourself.

What the photos can and cannot show

Read this before you pay. The photos are good evidence of what stood on the ground on a flight date, and nothing more.

They show

Houses, extensions, driveways, pools, sheds and fences
Clearing, grading and new roads
When something appeared, to within the gap between two flights, usually one to three years
Older years at 1 m per pixel, recent years at 60 cm or better

They do not show

People, or cars in any detail
Anything under tree cover
Every small change: the written descriptions are automated, so look at each pair yourself
Ownership, permits or boundaries. The report is not a survey, appraisal or legal opinion
Addresses outside the lower 48 states

Questions

Where do the photos come from?: The USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program flies the continental US roughly every two years. The photos are public domain. We find every flight that covers your address, crop it to the property and line the years up for you.
How far back does it go?: Usually to between 2004 and 2009, depending on the state, with a new photo every one to three years since. Most addresses have 7 to 16 photos. The free check shows the exact years before you pay. For older photos, see how to find old aerial photos in free archives.
Can I use it in a dispute?: The report shows what was visible from the air on each flight date and names the official source. It does not decide ownership, permits or boundaries. Many people use it to show when something was built, alongside other records.
What if it does not help?: If the report does not show what the free check promised, email us within 14 days and we will refund you in full.