PAPA International recommends the following providers of quality products and services for our members. The companies have been selected on the basis of the appropriateness for use in aerial photography, quality, price and service.
PAPA Members are encouraged to let other members know about their experiences with the tools of our trade. Aerial Photography equipment is expensive and buying the wrong product can spoil your bottom line. Before you buy, check out the PAPA equipment reviews and through e-mail links ask our members who use the equipment why they like it. Links directly to the manufacturers also bring you complete information on the products.
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Since the company’s inception in 1991, Applanix has set the standard for position and orientation technology in land, marine, and airborne applications worldwide. Based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Applanix develops and manufactures a line of Intertial Navigation System products. The company's Position and Orientation Systems (POS) are used worldwide for a variety of applications such as, aerial survey and mapping, remote sensing, road profiling, GIS data acquisition, and hydrographic surveying. Recommending PAPA member contact Julie Belanger, 111th Aerial Photography Squadron, julie@the111th.com Visit www.applanix.com |
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From trade show and event graphics, finished photographic art, indoor and outdoor signage, to retail and point of purchase displays, Riot Creative Imaging provides high quality print solutions so our customers can focus on what they do best. Riot color experts use the most sophisticated equipment, apply the latest technologies and techniques, and have an eye for just what you're looking for. We are printers. And technicians. And designers. And installers. But for everyone at Riot, color communication is our passion. Recommending PAPA member contact Julie Belanger, 111th Aerial Photography Squadron, julie@the111th.com Visit www.riotcolor.com |
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Shutterfly, long known as a user friendly printing service with exceptionally high customer service and producer of quality printing of photos and photo products, is also a friend to PAPA. Look into the Shutterfly Pro Gallery to host your STOCK & CLIENTS' photos and easily sell prints, digital files and photo products online. Recommending PAPA member contact: Julie Belanger, 111th Aerial Photography Squadron julie@the111th.com Visit http://www.shutterfly.com Professional accounts |
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Display calibration for professional photographers and studios…Ensure your image perfectly matches your vision Visit www.datacolor.com |
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| Manufacturer of custom made aircraft covers for airplanes, jets and helicopters. PAPA Members with their own aircraft should consider canopy covers to
help reduce damage to their airplane's upholstery and avionics caused
by Also available from Bruces Custom Covers: |
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"TopoFlight" - The Standard in 3D Flight Planning. Version 7.0 is available now. Please visit the updated Website: www.TopoFlight.com to get information about the new TopoFlight Products: TopoFlight WebViewer and TopoFlight Navigator. The TopoFlight CamCulator can be downloaded Free of Charge. Visit www.topoflight.com
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New Tech Services is a dealer for many products of special interest to aerial Photographers, including aircraft, aerial cameras and support equipment. Visit www.nts-info.com |
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Don’t go it alone! Boyle Consulting (BOYLE) provides software tools and training to turn your aerial photography into innovative desktop and web-based geographic visualization solutions for your clients. As an authorized Business Partner with ESRI (Redlands, CA), BOYLE is a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of ArcGIS software that will revolutionize your service offerings. Contact Chuck today for your free demo DVD (cboyle@boyleconsulting.com). Visit www.insitefulimagery.com |
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PAPA recommends Logix, Inc for your digital imaging solutions. Logix is a complete full service digital imaging supplier and consultant.
We carry most of the popular manufacturers of professional grade digital photography hardware and software. These include: Epson, Kodak, Fuji,
Xerox, Imacon, Seal, HP, LaCie and many more. Additionally, Logix consults on
color management and digital workflow for the professional photographer. Our
staff comes from a background of professional shooting and lab management. On
site training and installation is available throughout the US. Please contact the following members for information: Julie Belanger, Executive Director of PAPA |
| ProAerialVideo.com is the world's largest resource dedicated exclusively to collecting, cataloguing, displaying and selling stock aerial footage. Created through a collaboration of an international consortium of aerial videographers, this growing library specializes in aerial footage of city skylines, recognizable landmarks and diverse landscapes from around the world. ProAerialVideo.com also works with our network of aerial videographers to provide the highest quality custom aerial video around the world. | |
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Did you know… Loss of logbooks by fire, theft or simply misplacing them, could result in significant loss to the value of your aircraft that even insurance won’t cover. AircraftLogs.com is an aircraft management system providing complete recordkeeping services for corporate and private aircraft owners and operators. AircraftLogs will provide individual PAPA members with a complete and secure aircraft management program including online logbooks and flight records, expense management, maintenance tracking, reporting tools and more. For more information visit AircraftLogs.com and call 888-359-5647. Recommending PAPA member: Kent Larson Kent@DCAirPhotos.com |
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Lead’Air, Inc. (USA) in collaboration with Track’Air (the Netherlands), maker of the X-Track Flight Management System and Midas Mapping Camera, is introducing NanoTrack, a new Flight Management System specially adapted for small format digital aerial photography. NanoTrack is designed to accurately plan and automatically trigger vertical and oblique photography using commercial small format digital cameras. It will allow the user to plan and precisely fly small blocks of parallel strips of vertical photography using the same tools that so far have only been available to large mapping companies. The NanoTrack is an affordable system derived from the proven X-Track system used by over one thousand major mapping companies and governmental agencies worldwide. For more information contact Lead’Air at 407-343-7571 Recommended by PAPA member: Chuck Boyle cboyle@boyleconsulting.com |