Mapbox Satellite
This tileset reference document includes information to help you use the data in the Mapbox Satellite tileset.
Overview
Mapbox Satellite is a Mapbox-provided raster tileset that includes a global basemap of high resolution satellite and aerial imagery. The tileset contains one complete composite imagery layer with color-corrected imagery that is optimized for a balance between recency and aesthetic quality.
This Mapbox Satellite tileset is the raster data source for the Mapbox-owned styles Mapbox Satellite and Mapbox Satellite Streets.
To learn more about Mapbox imagery, read the Imagery and raster data guide.
Data sources
Mapbox Satellite imagery comes from a variety of sources, including commercial providers and open data from NASA, USGS, and others. The raw imagery is color-corrected to look realistic and blended together into a single raster tileset.
Data sources differ depending on zoom level and geographic availability.
- Zoom levels 0 – 8 use de-clouded data from NASA MODIS satellites.
- Zoom levels 9 – 12 use primarily Maxar satellite imagery and NASA/USGS Landsat 5 & 7 imagery in limited locations.
- Zoom levels 13-16 use Maxar's Vivid product for the majority of global coverage.
- Zoom levels 16+ use Vexcel aerial imagery over North American - and some European - cities, and open aerial imagery from the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Chechia, Poland, Spain, New Zealand, and other regions.
Clockwise from top left: MODIS, Landsat, Maxar satellite, Vexcel aerial
Data updates
Imagery is not improved on a set schedule and is updated when and where it becomes available. New data will be automatically added, so you will not need to change your implementations to access it.
To view the latest updates to satellite data, see the Changelog below.
Attribution
When using this tileset publicly in a design or application you must provide proper attribution.
Layer Reference
This tileset includes global coverage to zoom 16 (1–2 m resolution), regional coverage to zoom 18 (0.6–0.3 m resolution), and select coverage to zoom 21+ (7.5 cm+).
- One composite layer with global imagery and metadata.
- A base of 50 cm imagery for the world (excluding Antarctica and Greenland).
- Higher resolution imagery in certain areas in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia/NZ.
Use this imagery
There are several ways you can use Mapbox Satellite in your projects:
- Add it as a template style in Mapbox Studio.
- Add Mapbox Satellite as a layer in Mapbox Studio.
- Use Mapbox Satellite through any of Mapbox's APIs and SDKs with the tileset ID
mapbox.satellite.
Changelog
- Apr 23, 2024 - Updated Aerial Imagery For The US, Canada, And Europe
- Aug 15, 2023 - 1M Square Kilometers Of Updated Satellite Imagery In Europe And Brazil
- Mar 1, 2022 - Updated 50cm Imagery In UK, Italy, Finland, Japan, India, And China
- Oct 26, 2021 - Updated 50cm Imagery Covering Israel And Palestine
- Sep 22, 2021 - New Aerial Imagery For Germany And Austria
- Aug 19, 2021 - New Aerial Imagery For France And Portugal
- Jun 28, 2021 - New Imagery for the Netherlands and Switzerland
- Mar 30, 2021 - 30+ Meter Imagery Update: Improved Recency, Color, And Resolution For Seamless 3D