The Jordanian Royal Court retained OHK Consultants to perform an aerial survey of Jordan’s economic zones. In conjunction with the No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, OHK’s Ahmed Hassan and Adam Kucharski conducted survey tours from Marka Air Base across the kingdom, supplementing satellite imagery with aerial photography to reveal land use patterns useful in regional planning of economic zones. More than 5,000 images were collected to analyze and study urbanization and conservation trends.

A catalogue of imagery and photographs was indexed at regional, urban, and village scales, providing some of the most up-to-date and high-res imagery available. The catalogue has since been used to develop conservation strategies and spatial development plans for the Dead Sea, Ajloun, and Petra regions. OHK has introduced selects portions of the catalogue into the public domain as reference for study into Jordan’s earth sciences, regional planning, and conservation efforts.

Contact OHK’s Adam Kucharski for further information.