May 2006

Site of the month: AirTeamImages.com

Although AERADE covers a wide range of Web-based resources, our selection policy has undoubtedly tended to lean toward the inclusion of text-based content, particularly full text material such as technical reports and other documents.

This issue's site of the month is something a little different - an online aviation image library. AirTeamImages.com claims to be the largest aircraft stock photo library designed for the aerospace and related industries. What distinguishes this site from other similar services is that the team of photographers have specific experience and interest in aviation.

It is very well designed, and easy to use, but it should be noted that it is a commercial service, and there are terms and conditions for using the pictures it provides. Nevertheless, it is a rich source of thumbnail images which can be browsed or searched. The browse headings include: Airliners, Military, Warbirds, Business Aircraft, General Aviation, Helicopters, Airport Life, Aviation News, Airshows and Events, and Wow! (high impact photos).

In addition to searching for aircraft pictures using basic keywords, you can also limit your search by manufacturer, operator, location, country, airport and photographer amongst others!

Usefully, the site also offers an alerting service (via RSS feed) to let you know about the latest photos as they added.

We are currently considering the provision of an image gallery within AERADE. If you would be interested in accessing aviation and aerospace images via our service in the future, please let us know.

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