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.
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