national aerial resources

NAR History:
1992	nar is established to provide aerial photo research and acquisition services nationwide.
Jul 1994	Anticipating the shift of value in the environmental due diligence process towards historical information, a leading environmental information company acquires nar.
Dec 1994	nar relocates to the prestigious RPI Technology Park, an incubator development funded by the Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute whose mission is to develop entrepreneurial technology companies. nar resides with the likes of MapInfo and PSINet.
Apr 1995	Responding to a growing need for rapid imagery delivery, nar begins to acquire aerial collections beginning with the Ammann Collection, one of the country's most significant collections of historical aerial photography. Imagery from the Ammann Collection spans coast to coast, dating as far back as the 1930s.
Sep 1995	nar acquires the Sanborn Map Company aerial photography collection. Sanborn uses aerial photography to map numerous cities throughout the U.S. Overall, Sanborn has mapped over 12,000 communities since the late 1800s.
Sep 1997	nar begins development of the nar digital indexing and photo-digitizing program where imagery from the nar collection can be instantly researched and printed in a digital format.
Sep 1997	nar and the United States Geological Survey establish a business partnership to insure rapid delivery of government photography to nar users.
Oct 1997	nar launches a 24-hour digital aerial photography print service available from the nar imagery collection and from various regional repositories throughout the U.S.
Apr 1998	nar's online presence launched.
Dec 1999	NAR-Northeast Collection acquired.
Oct 2001	Carol Mead, former Operations Manager, takes ownership of nar, and relocates the company to the thriving community of Saratoga Springs, New York.
Jul 2003	nar AerialSearch^TM online search service established as the most comprehensive online search service available anywhere.