Welcome to NAPL On-Line Quick Help
Need help? It's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3 ! Here are some helpful descriptions about the features of this site.
The new NAPL On-Line will intuitively guide you through locating, selecting and purchasing air photos. If you have difficulty at any point, the following instructions can put you back on track.
How to Purchase Air Photos
Accurately identifying the air photo you wish to purchase has never been easier. The web site guides you along a straightforward, three-step process:
Step 1: LOCATE your AREA OF INTEREST (AOI) on the map
Step 2: RETRIEVE PHOTOS using search criteria
Step 3: SUBMIT ORDER, Configure and Order Your Products by e-mail
These three simple steps can be repeated for multiple sets of data, assigning a name of your own choice to each set. Upon submitting order you select from a number of print and digital formats for each data set.
Step 1: Locate your area of interest on the map
Locating: 
You can use our advanced search features to quickly locate your area of interest. Your search can be one of the following types:
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You can also draw your own area of interest using the "Draw AOI" tool on the tool bar. Select the "Draw AOI" tool then click and while continuing to hold down the right hand mouse key move your mouse around your area of interest.
A black rectangle will form as you do this - extending and shrinking as you move your move from and towards the point you started the click from. When you release the mouse button the area enclosed by the rectangle will be the defined area of interest for doing a search.
The search features makes it easy and quick to define where you want to search.
Map Navigation:
Map Pan:
Directional arrows allowing you to "pan" or move the map in the direction of the arrows surround the "map view" window. This is especially useful when you want to scroll the map in a particular direction without having to zoom up or zoom down.
Centering:
Just click the "Recenter" tool and then click a location shown on the map. It will re-center the map on that location. No zooming will occur.
Zoom Bar:
The zoom bar allows you to vary the scale the map being displaying. When trying to zoom in or out in discrete steps clicking on the little rectangles on the vertical bar will adjust your viewing scale up or down. The top and bottom graphical elements on the zoom bar increment or decrement the scale by one level everytime you click on the zoom bar.
Drag and Zoom:
Click the "Zoom in" tool and using the map interface you simply click and while continuing to hold down the right hand mouse key move your mouse around your area of interest. A red rectangle will form as you do this - extending and shrinking as you move your cursor from and towards the point. When you release the mouse button the area enclosed by the rectangle will be the area of zoom. To zoom out select the "Zoom Out" tool and repeat the same steps.
Step 2: Retrieve air photos available for ordering
Select a dataset:
NAPL On-Line search criteria are shown in this drop-down menu.
Run query and preview Results:
Select the "Acquisition Date Range" either linear or seasonal and then select other "Photo Criteria" if desired. Finally, choose the number of "Results to be displayed". Set these criteria, as described, and click "Search".
The results of a search are displayed in the results window at the bottom of the NAPL Online application. In the case of several searches you can choose the results you wish to see by selecting the results from the "Search Results:" drop-down list and clicking the "OK" button next to this list.
Select and Configure Products for Ordering:
Click "Image Details" to display a pop-up window that displays the detailed metadata on the air photo, an air photo thumbnail and a higher resolution air photo preview (if a scanned air photo is available).
Once air photos have been previewed and you would like to add these air photos to an order, place a check mark beside each product you would like to add and click the "Add to Order" button. This button, on the top of the column, is initially disabled until an air photo is selected to order. Once clicked a pop-up window will appear and configure your selected products in preparation for ordering. Be patient, this may take a minute.
Your on-line order request will now appear.
Step 3: Submit Order
Review your order and submit order: 
The final step is "Submit Order". This is where you confirm your order and submit order. There are two ways of entering "Submit Order". The first is by clicking the "Submit Order" button near the top of the Map View window and the second way is by clicking the "Place Order" button in the "Order Request" window.
Please note that for "Submit Order" to be active, you must first have items added to your "Order Request".
Once "Submit Order" is selected, a detailed "Order Summary" will be displayed.
Carefully review this form and if everything appears accurate click "Place Order". If you wish to make changes, select the "Back" button on this form. Once submitted, an "Online Confirmation" screen will be displayed.
When the continue button is pressed, the order will then be submitted and a "Receipt" will be displayed. Please print this receipt for your records by clicking the "Print" button.
Once your receipt has been printed, click "Close". Your order is now being processed and you will receive notification when your products are ready to ship.
How to contact us:
If you are in the Ottawa area, you are welcome to visit the Library.
National Air Photo Library
Centre for Topographic Information
Natural Resources Canada
615 Booth Street, Room 180
Ottawa Ontario Canada
K1A 0E9
Fax: (613) 995-4568
E-Mail: NAPL@NRCan.gc.ca
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 1pm - 4pm