Infrared Aerial Photo

An infrared aerial photo looks very similar to the view of the ground that you might see on an airplane flight.  Infrared aerial photos can be used to document changes in the environment.  Aerial photos are also often used to monitor things such as damage after a storm, health of forests, the monitoring of wetlands and bays, or looking at sites contaminated by toxic chemicals from a safe and healthy distance.  The above image is an infrared aerial photo taken in June of 2010 of the BP oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico and much of the businesses along the Gulf in Florida, and Alabama.

The map URL is: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/oilspill/pia13233.html