The research was aimed at defining the possibilities to determine the state of soi contamination by means of a thermal-visional computer system. A liquid fuel base in Grabowm Wielkie near Wroclaw was subjected to research. Thermal images were made from the deck of a plane, at a height of 500m. At the same time, colourful aerial photographs were taken and the base picture was recorded with a video camera, with a simultaneous indicator verification in the area. Quantity data concerning the contamination were obtained by means of a KVA sounder The amount of hydrocarbons in the air was determined using Kitagawa and Drager detector tubes. The usefulness of thermography in this kind of research was proved, determining a higher actual temperature of the contaminated area than the one free from contamination taking into account their emissivity.