The National Aerophotographic Service (Spanish: Servicio Aerofotográfico Nacional; SAN / SANDIVRA) is an aerial photography service of the Peruvian Air Force, it is part of its Directorate of Surveillance and Aerial Reconnaissance.
[1] It was created in 1942, being the first aerial photography project in the country: Lima 100, equipped with the most advanced technology of the time, and throughout its history it has maintained that advantage.
[2] The National Aerophotographic Service took the aerial photographs to prepare the basic cartography of the scale of 1 to 100,000.
The charter was financed by the Defense Mapping Agency of the United States, who financed them and also the National Geographic Institute to prepare the country's National Charter.
[2] It is presently focused on military operations with a priority of work against internal threats: illegal mining, terrorism in the VRAEM, illicit drug trafficking and risk management.