Slagboom & Peeters from 1961
Back in 1961, Mr.Anton Slagboom founded a company called Slagboom Luchtfotografie (Aerial Photography) in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. In a later stage, this name was changed to Slagboom en Peeters Luchtfotografie. Flights were made from Seppe Airfield or Midden-Zeeland Airfield, in rented planes using a Hasselblad for photography.

In 1976, a plane was bought, a Cessna 180 registered as PH-SLA. This plane could accommodate cameras for oblique as well as for vertical photography. Up until 1980, the company was based in Middelburg, in the south-west of the Netherlands. Since this location was not so logical from a geographical standpoint, the company moved to Teuge Airfield. This airfield is located roughly in the centre of Holland, so flight times to all parts of the country are about equal.

In 1996, a second airplane was bought. Especially suited for vertical photography, the Cessna T310R, registered PH-LAW is a very versatile platform. It is equipped for high altitude flights and has proven to be a real workhorse in aerial photography. This airplane is often stationed abroad to fly medium sized projects all over the world. During the Dutch flying season (February thru May) it returns to Holland to fly our domestic projects.

In 2002, a third plane was added to the fleet. It is a Piper Cheyenne II, modified for aerial photography. Since this aircraft uses turbine engines and a pressurized cabin, it is especially suited for high altitude work, and can also be stationed in undeveloped countries where AvGas and/or Oxygen are unavailable. But also in Holland this aircraft performs well during the Dutch flying season.

In 2005, with the deployment of the digital camera systems a fourth airplane was added to the fleet. The Partenavia P68-Victor is very well suited as a platform for aerial survey. It has decent cruise speed and its fuel economy is a real advantage. It is mainly used over the Netherlands and northern Europe.

The S&P buildings at Teuge airport house all the offices, server rooms, computer workstations, planning tables and conference rooms, with the airplanes located in a hanger about 1000 ft away. Efficiency at its best.

Quality system ISO 9001:2000
In 2003 Slagboom en Peeters has achieved an ISO 9001:2000 certification. The certification has been applied for to be able to monitor the quality of our services and products.

General profile
Slagboom & Peeters is a Dutch company operating worldwide. Our aeroplanes and crews can be found flying missions from South America to China. Our core business is the delivery of end user products like fully rectified orthophotography and the delivery of raw image data from our camera systems directly to our clients abroad (subcontracting). Slagboom & Peeters is based on the airport at Teuge in the Netherlands. Many jobs can be flown operating from the home base, for other projects farther from home base a flight unit (aeroplane + camera + pilot + navigator/mechanic) is sent to complete the project.

Digital production:
The company owns three digital frame camera's. One Vexcel Ultracam-D and two Vexcel Ultracam-X systems. The accompanying hard- and software can be deployed on site within days. Within the company LPS and INPHO software is used for the production of digital orthophotos. Several 1000 images can be merged together to a seamless orthophoto of an area. The output can be imported directly into CAD or GIS software for use by the costumer. The data can be delivered in any known file format.

Aircraft:
Our fleet currently consists of 4 airplanes:

1. 1x Twin Turbine-engine Piper Cheyenne, ceiling 30000 feet, cruise speed 230 nm/hr
2. 1x Twin Piston-engine Cessna Turbo C310R, ceiling 25000 feet, cruise speed 180 nm/hr
3. 1x Twin Piston Partenavia P-68V, ceiling 13000 feet, cruise 150 nm/hr
4. 1x Single Piston-engine Cessna C180J, ceiling 13000 feet, cruise 120 nm/hr

For the different types of jobs concerning area-size, altitude and location the most economical airplane will be send to do the work.

Aerial Camera Systems:
The airplanes are equipped with large format photogrammetric aerial cameras.
The company operates Vexcel Ultracam X cameras with FMC and GSM 3000 stabilized mount. With the stabilized mount the camera systems will supply AMC and angle feedback.

All 6 exterior orientation parameters are recorded during flight. This is done using an AeroControl GPS/INS inertial system.
Navigation systems:
Navigation along the photo lines and the camera triggering is controlled by TRACKER Computer Navigation System. The system uses GPS with differential correction. All photographs are taken within 30 meters of the planned photo position. The Tracker system is fully integrated with the camera and GPS/INS system.