Riverside Aerial, Inc. Offers precision Natural Color, Color Infrared and Black & White aerial photography for photogrammetric surveyors and others requiring precision/high resolution results from a 9” x 9” negative format, utilizing the Leica RC-20 motion compensated (FMC) camera system
.Aircraft: Riverside Aerial maintains it’s own turbo charged twin engine Piper Aztec aircraft. This aircraft cruises at 200 miles per hour and can routinely cover multiple assignments whether low or high altitude (up to 23,000 feet MSL) photography, in a days work. This also makes it possible to serve all of our client’s photo requirements regardless of our daily schedule.
Photo Lab: Riverside Aerial operates a complete photographic laboratory which consist of an automatic Kodak Versamat, Model 11C-M, continuous black and white film processor, automatic winding film take-up system, sensometric control system, sensitometer and densitometer, electric rewinding light/viewing table. The photo-lab also utilizes an automatic dodging Log-E Tronic contact printer, two axis rectifying photographic enlarger and a Kodak 125A, 48 inch rapid access automatic paper processor. We are the only photo-lab in the Inland Empire offering chemical based black & white photographic enlargements utilizing the Salzmam 9" x 9" two axis photographic enlarger. Full photo finishing services are also available, i.e. mounting, framing, etc. Complete color and black & white lab capabilities.
Scanning: Riverside Aerial offers precision digital photogrammetric scanning capability. Color or Black & White from opaque or transparent material originals. We offer the only photogrammetric scanning capability in the inland empire utilizing the Vexcel UltraScan 5000. This state of the art scanner offers native scans from 5 microns on up. Digital color enlargements, Ortho photos, Presentations and Soft Copy images are some of the many uses provided by images scanned by the Vexcel UltraScan 5000.
Handheld Photography: Riverside Aerial offers digital high resolution handheld 35mm aerial photography for those who require a fast turnaround for presentations, land disputes, court proceedings or just a photograph of your property or home. Usually these digital photographs have a same day or 1 day turnaround.
Our Digital Camera is a Kodak DCS SLR/n (Nikon System) 14 mega pixel camera. The lens used is a 70mm-200mm f/2.8 VR-G (vibration reduction lens) Nikon lens.
