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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a grid of dozens of rectangular fields, running at various angles.
 
 
Image of the Month: With so many images from all around the world becoming available, we thought this was a good opportunity to highlight the breadth and depth of the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP). For example, NCAP holds near-complete coverage of Guyana, a former British colony on the Caribbean coast of South America, which secured independence in 1966 and became a republic in 1970. Surveys of Guyana started in the 1940s and were continued by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys into the 1980s. This complete and repeat coverage – much of which predates clear satellite imagery – forms a uniquely valuable resource, allowing researchers to analyse changes in environment, population and land use over time. 

This image, taken 50 years ago this month, shows the canals and sugar cane fields that surround Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Historically, sugar – particularly demerara sugar – played a significant role in the Guyanese economy, and has had a major impact on Guyana's development as a country to this day. 

Image credit: Collection: DOS, Sortie: 154/GY/0006, Frame: 0185 (15 October 1975) 

 

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Welcome to the October NCAP newsletter. This month is all about our online portal, and the more than one million images that have been uploaded to it! To help guide visitors to our website through the wealth of imagery that has been made accessible, we are instituting a regular programme of Release Notes. These summarise every batch of imagery that goes live, providing an overview of which images have been released from which collection, and what their geographical and temporal coverage is. 

While uploading hundreds of thousands of images over the last month or two, we have been reminded of some of the more curious corners of our collection. This has prompted articles on some of the remotest corners of the globe that feature at NCAP, including the Pitcairn Islands and Rockall – read on to find out more! 

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of Flight (NMF), located in the countryside east of Edinburgh, not too far from NCAP. As a museum dedicated to the history of aviation (including Concorde, which makes an appearance in one of this month's releases) and located on the site of one of the UK's best preserved Second World War airfields, there are plenty of overlapping areas of interest between NMF and NCAP, so get down and visit if you can. 

We hope you enjoy exploring this month’s newsletter!   

Best wishes, 
The NCAP Team 
 
 
A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Rockall - a dark-coloured triangular shaped rock. The top half is smeared with guano and sea birds are visible on its cliffs.   A historic colour vertical aerial photo of a coastline. The left two-thirds of the image are filled with a very blue sea. The shore to the right looks dry and arid.
           
Spotlight On: Rockall Air Photo Finder Release Notes
   
As we begin to upload more imagery to our website, we have been reminded of some of the more curious corners of our collection. This month we are putting a spotlight on our photographs of the lonely Atlantic outcrop of Rockall, which can be viewed via our online portal. Highlights of newly released imagery on our online portal, offering contextual summaries for newly digitised aerial imagery from NCAP and partner collections, can now be found in our dedicated Release Notes section. This month marks the upload of the one millionth image!
   
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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a runway on an island. The runway stands out white against the forested land and darkly coloured sea. To the right of the image, numerous white clouds indicate where bombs are exploding.   A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of an airfield. Runways are visible at the top of the image, with 2 hangars towards the bottom. Numerous aircraft dot the airfield.
           
One Million Images
Uploaded		 National Museum of Flight 50th Anniversary
   
The latest releases of imagery to our online portal comprise over 110,000 images of the UK, wartime Europe and Asia, and British interests overseas. They are largely sourced from our Simmons, DOS and JARIC holdings, as well as our partnership with NARA, and cover 1942-2005. These releases bring the total number of images uploaded to 1,017,912. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of Flight, home of Scotland’s aviation heritage. Located on one of the UK’s best-preserved Second World War airfields, the attraction is now home to a world class collection of aircraft, from a Supermarine Spitfire to Scotland’s only Concorde.
   
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