International aerial imagery provider Nearmap has photographed the city’s changing landscape since 2008, using manned light planes to fly more than half-a-million square kilometres across the south-east every year.

Some of the most notable changes captured by Nearmap include demolition works for Queen’s Wharf, the construction of residential and amenities at Newstead and residential estates being built at Ipswich.

Nearmap’s Australian executive vice-president of sales Shane Preston said the company had a library of content that allowed people to go back in time.

Mr Preston said the south-east’s population growth and associated infrastructure was evident in the data of images.

“So be that road and rail, utilities, public transport, that’s something that you can visually see,” he said.

“Also, urban sprawl. The major areas of south-east Queensland are almost joining, from Gold Coast to Brisbane to Ipswich and Sunshine Coast.”

Mr Preston said the company, which maps south-east Queensland about six times a year, helped developers and different levels of government make decisions about changing land use and development.

“They can make those decisions with confidence and faster because they have extra data available,” he said.

“Technology has absolutely made a difference in productivity, perspective and helped create better planning outcomes for the community.”