Use Oblique Imagery to view angled aerial photos of a property from multiple sides.
Oblique imagery helps you see site details that are difficult to understand from the standard top-down map, such as walls, fences, slopes, building faces, gates, and access points.
What is oblique imagery?
The standard map view looks straight down at a property. This is useful for measuring areas like lawns, beds, driveways, and parking lots.
Oblique imagery is different. It shows the property from an angle, so you can see vertical details that a top-down view flattens into a footprint.
Oblique images may be available from different directions, such as north, east, south, and west.
When to use oblique imagery
Use oblique imagery when you need more context before quoting or reviewing a property.
It can help you inspect:
Retaining walls and steps — height, material, and condition
Fences and gates — type, height, location, and access
Slopes and grade changes — areas that may look flat from above
Building faces — doors, windows, downspouts, siding, and equipment locations
Areas under tree canopy — details hidden by a top-down view
Access points — where trucks, crews, or equipment may enter the site
For remote quoting, oblique imagery can give you a closer view of the site without visiting it in person.
Open the oblique viewer
Open the property.
On the map, click the Obliques button.
The Obliques button appears only when oblique imagery is available for that property.
If the button does not appear, that property does not currently have oblique imagery available.
The viewer opens over the map. To close it, click X in the top-right corner or press Esc.
Change the capture date
At the top-left of the viewer, use the capture date button to see which aerial capture you are viewing.
Open the dropdown to switch between available captures.
Duranta opens the most recent capture first. Older captures can be useful when you want to compare how a site looked before a change.
Change the viewing direction
Use the N / E / S / W buttons at the bottom of the viewer to change the direction.
These buttons control which side of the property you are viewing.
A direction may be greyed out if that capture does not include imagery from that side. If one direction is not available, try another capture date.
View alternate images
Some capture dates may include more than one image from the same direction.
When alternate images are available, Duranta shows arrows and a counter, such as 1 of 5.
Use the arrows to move through the images if the first view is clipped, blocked, or not the best angle.
Zoom and pan
You can zoom and pan inside the oblique viewer.
Scroll or pinch to zoom
Drag to move around the image
Images may sharpen as you zoom in, so give the viewer a moment to load more detail.
Coverage
Oblique imagery comes from EagleView and is captured by aircraft.
Coverage depends on the property location.
Not every property has oblique imagery
Coverage is usually better in built-up areas than rural areas
Capture dates vary by location
Some properties may have multiple years of captures, while others may have only one
If there is no oblique imagery for a property, the Obliques button is hidden.
What oblique imagery does not do
Measurements still come from the top-down map and AI analysis.
Because oblique photos are taken at an angle, distances can look shorter or longer depending on the camera position. For that reason, oblique imagery is not used as a measurement surface.
Opening the oblique viewer does not change the property boundary or the property’s measurements.