Orthophoto

The product contains orthogonal projected (scale corrected) aerial photographs (orthophotos) with different combinations of wavelength bands and resolutions. The product name in Swedish is Ortofoto Nedladdning.

About this product

    The product contains orthogonal projected (scale corrected) aerial photographs (orthophotos) with different combinations of wavelength bands and resolutions, depending on where in the country the photograph is taken and when it is taken. In an orthophoto the scale and the distance between points are not affected by the variation in the terrain, which is the case in an aerial photograph with central projection.

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    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 orthophotos is carried out as new aerial photographs are available, according to The national image provision programme. New orthophotos are produced each year, covering approximately 30 % of the country, with a resolution of 0,4 m or 0,16 m and an interval of between 2 and 10 years, depending on location. Orthophotos covering the south of Sweden and areas along the east coast are produced every other year with 0,16 m resolution, alternating before and after leafing. Orthophotos with the higher resolution are also produced over some larger localities and chosen areas in other parts of the country.

    Read more about plans and outcomes for orthophotos.

    Plans and outcomes

    The areas that the orthophoto plan is based on are the areas included in the aerial photography plan: Flygfotoplanen (pdf).

    Below you can find information regarding this season’s orthophoto plan and outcome as well as outcomes from previous years. The outcome is updated every day. Please note that the information in some PDF files are displayed with several clickable layers, which is not supported by all web browsers. If so, you can save the file on your computer and then open it in Acrobat Reader.

    Demo data

    The orthophotos are presented in SWEREF 99 TM. The file name of an orthophoto index tile (5 x 5 km or 2.5 x 2,5 km) consists of the designation of the tile according to the index system, followed by the year of the orthophoto with four digits. Metadata is attached in three different GeoJSON files.

    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).

    Product variant

    Demo file/Format

    File size

    Date

    Orthophoto
    4-channels
    resolution 0,16 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF  

    511 Mb

    2019-07-08

    Orthophoto
    4-channels
    resolution 0,4 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF  

    317 Mb

    2019-07-08

    Orthophoto colour
    resolution 0,16 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    391 Mb

    32,8Mb

    2019-07-08

    Orthophoto colour
    resolution 0,4 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    236 Mb

    18,3 Mb

    2019-07-08

    Product variant

    Demo file/Format

    File size

    Date

    Orthophoto colour
    resolution 0,5 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    184 Mb

    17,8 Mb

    2017-12-15

    Orthophoto IR
    resolution 0,5 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    185 Mb

    17,1 Mb

    2017-12-15

    Product variant

    Demo file/Format

    File size

    Date

    Orthophoto colour
    resolution 0,25 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    161 Mb

    13,9 Mb

    2017-12-21

    Orthophoto IR
    resolution 0,25 m

    LZW-komprimerad GeoTIFF

    JPEG

    157 Mb

    13,3 Mb

    2017-12-21

    Test data

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

    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.

    What data that is available for testing and evaluation may vary. We appreciate your feedback regarding our 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)

    Test files

    Here are images from test flights with different altitudes covering parts of Gothenburg.

    The test images are not taken with the camera used in the aerial image production during 2019.

    Gothenburg 2018 (opens in new window).

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