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2nd September 2025

Donation of aerial photographs

The Austrian National Library has received over 46,000 aerial photographs of Austria as a donation.

These images, taken between 2014 and 2019, are now accessible for the public. In addition, the library provides a freely available dataset of about 4,800 historical aerial photos from the 1930s, offering valuable open data for research, urban planning, and climate studies.

City Center Vienna with St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Photo: Stephanie Grüssl
Copyright: Austrian National Library
City Center Vienna with Hofburg (Imperial Palace), 1930s
Copyright: Austrian National Library

Find out more (in German): https://www.onb.ac.at/presse/pressemeldungen/pressemeldung-am-13-august-2025

 

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