In 2016 BSF Swissphoto was commissioned for the first time to capture  aerial photographs with a resolution of 4 cm for various municiplaitities in the Schiphol Region. A total area of 900 km2 had to be surveyed, for which  40 flying hours were planned.

This area means a great challenge in terms of flight conditions, as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is one of the busiest airports in Europes in terms of number of flights and passengers as well as cargo volume, with take-offs and landings every minute. The flight windows are therefore very short and can only be flown in strict coordination with the agency in charge of air traffic control in the airspace of the Netherlands.

BSF Swissphoto thus had to be highly flexible and efficient in terms of mobilisation and flight realisation. 

The company mastered these challenges very well and was repeatedly commissioned with the aerial photography and orthophoto production for various municipalities in the Schiphol Region in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.