1. A computerised method of automatically acquiring a series of images, the method comprising the steps of: i) processing a data file containing a series of identifiers, each identifier corresponding to a geographic location of a property; ii) receiving location data from a geographic position sensing unit; iii) defining a camera search area defined by the location data and a location of a camera relative to the position sensing unit; and iv) acquiring an image of a property with the camera when a geographic location of a property corresponding to one of the series of identifiers is within the camera search area.