Digital aerial photographs

The product contains digital aerial photographs with orientation data, to enable positioning of the image in a coordinate system. The aerial photographs are available with different combinations of wavelength bands and resolutions. The product name in Swedish is Flygbilder Nedladdning.

About this product

The product contains digital aerial photographs with orientation data, to enable positioning of the image in a coordinate system. The aerial photographs are available with different combinations of wavelength bands and resolutions, depending on where in the country the photograph is taken and what year it is taken.

Important to know

Consider the following before ordering the product:

  • To use this product, you need to pay a fee and sign a license agreement with terms for usage.
  • This product provides access to information that you order, download and store yourself.

Maintenance and update frequency

Updating of new aerial photographs in the product is carried out as they are produced.

Production of aerial photographs is done according to the National Image Supply Program.

The ambition is to photograph approximately 30 % of the country each year; often (every second year) and with higher resolution (0,15 m) in more densely populated areas in the south of Sweden and areas along the east coast and less often (every 4 years and every 6-10 years respectively) and with lower resolution (0,37 m) in the inland of Sweden and in the mountain areas. The southern parts of the country and the east coast are photographed alternating before and after leafing. The remaining 11 larger localities within the low altitude programme, outside the 0,15 m coverage area, are photographed with an interval of between 2 and 4 years, depending on need and demand.

The whole country is photographed according to a log term aerial photography plan. Read more under Plans and outcomes.

Plans and outcomes

Here you will find information about planned and completed aerial photography. The plans are subject to change based on weather and other conditions.

Demo data

Download the desired demo files directly from the product links on this page or go to bundled demo data (new window) alternatively collected demo data on the FTP site (new window).

Please note that the demo files are very large and the download may take a long time.

Demo data from the digital aerial camera UCEM3 (UltraCam Eagle Mark 3)
Demo files Image type
Demofiles (4 GB) Aerial photographs in 4 channels, with orientation data in
Match-AT format.
Demofiles (4 GB)

Aerial photographs in 4 channels, with orientation data in ESPA

Demo data from the digital aerial camera UCE (UltraCam Eagle)
Demo files Image type
Demofiles (zip 2,3 GB) Aerial photographs in RGB (colour), with orientation data in
Match-AT format
Demofiles (zip 2,2 GB) Aerial photographs in IR (infrared) with orientation data in
Match-AT format
Demofiles (zip 2 GB) Aerial photographs in RGB (colour), with orientation data in ESPA
Demofiles (zip 1,7 GB) Aerial photographs in IR (infrared), with orientation data ESPA

Test data

Test data have been produced for product development purposes. The data may be used according to the license terms below.

License terms for test data

The Licensee acquires a non-exclusive, non-transferable right, for test and evaluation, to store and process the test data.

The Licensee also acquires the right to make a limited number of analogue copies/prints containing elements of test data for external distribution, e.g. to be included in a report or presentation.

The Licensee also has the right to publish the results of the evaluation, including parts of the test data, on the Internet, provided that the published products cannot be re-distributed or further processed via the publication.

The right to use the data for test and evaluation does not include the right to make test data available for any other purposes, either within the Licensee’s own organization nor externally.

The Licensee is entitled to use the test data without charge in exchange for Lantmäteriet to be given access to and be able to present results and experiences from the Licensee's tests and evaluations on Lantmäteriet’s website.

We welcome your feedback on the test data via anvandarsynpunkt.geodata@lm.se

Test data from combi sensor

During the late summer of 2021, Lantmäteriet tested a combined laser scanner and flight camera. The purpose was mainly to increase knowledge about the collection of laser data. A combination sensor of the type Leica Terrainmapper-2 was used to collect various test cases. A selection is published here as test data, laser data with four color bands as well as aerial images and orthophotos.  

Lasertest 2021 (opens in a new window)

Test data is also available via FTP (ftp)

Product variant/test files

Via the link below, there are pictures from test flights 2018 with different flight altitudes from parts of Gothenburg.

Gothenburg 2018 (opens in new window)

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Copyright and publication

Read more about what applies when you want to publish the Land Survey's maps, aerial photographs and other geographical information.

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