News & Articles

Find out about the latest news from NCAP and discover in-depth stories about NCAP collections, activities and projects.

A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of an industrial area with large oil tanks on a shoreline.

Image Release Note 014: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, offering near-complete coverage of Guyana from the 1940s to the 1980s, and providing a rare longitudinal view of the country’s transformation through colonial, independence, and post-colonial periods — with additional sorties over Suriname reflecting broader regional mapping efforts.

Read more
A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Rockall - a dark-coloured triangular shaped rock. The top half is smeared with guano and sea birds are visible on its cliffs.

Spotlight On: Rockall

As we begin to upload more imagery to our website, we have been reminded of some of the more curious corners of our collection. This month we are putting a spotlight on our photographs of the lonely Atlantic outcrop of Rockall, which can be viewed via our online portal. 

Read more

A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of an industrial area with large oil tanks on a shoreline.

Image Release Note 014: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, offering near-complete coverage of Guyana from the 1940s to the 1980s, and providing a rare longitudinal...

Read more
A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Rockall - a dark-coloured triangular shaped rock. The top half is smeared with guano and sea birds are visible on its cliffs.

Spotlight On: Rockall

As we begin to upload more imagery to our website, we have been reminded of some of the more curious corners of our collection. This month we are putting a...

Read more
A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a ragged coastline. The sea stretches along the bottom of the image, with the land rising to snowy peaks along the top.

Image Release Note 013: NCAP Upload

This release brings together declassified aerial imagery from multiple archives. Reflecting both wartime reconnaissance and Cold War surveillance across a wide geographic scope, the imagery in this release offers extensive...

Read more
A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of Hong Kong, with densely packed buildings covering a promontory surrounded by sea. Several vessels are on the water. The photo has been marked with black lines to show contours.

Image Release Note 012: NCAP Upload

This release blends UK survey and MOD-declassified imagery with some NARA content, highlighting strategic coverage of Qatar and the Middle East, early aerial views of Hong Kong, and extensive UK...

Read more