Mapbox NAIP
This tileset reference document includes information to help you use the data in the Mapbox NAIP tileset.
Overview
Mapbox NAIP is a Mapbox-provided raster tileset that includes an aerial imagery layer covering 48 states in the contiguous United States. This imagery is especially suited for our outdoors, agriculture, and recreation users, updating pixels in even the most remote areas.
Read more about NAIP in our Updated aerial imagery in the U.S. blog post.
To learn more about Mapbox imagery, read the Imagery and raster data guide.
Data sources
The imagery in this tileset is from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). NAIP is open data collected at 60 cm every 2 to 3 years, and 2018–2019 data is available nearly everywhere, including the most remote areas.
You can view the dates of NAIP images in this NAIP Dates map.
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
The Mapbox NAIP tileset includes:
- One layer with raster imagery and metadata.
- Imagery from zoom extent z13 – z17 only.
- Imagery covering 48 states in the contiguous United States.
Use this imagery
To start working with the mapbox.naip
layer in Mapbox Studio, follow these steps:
- Add tileset by ID:
mapbox.naip
. - Adjust zoom extent to z13–z17.
- Reorder layers so
mapbox.naip
is directly abovemapbox.satellite
. - Repeat steps 1–3 for
mapbox.satellite-watermask
.
You can also copy the NAIP (imagery alone) or NAIP Streets (with labels) styles to your Mapbox account by clicking the Copy button on the bottom right corner of each style's view page.
Changelog
- Jan 25, 2021 - Published the tileset.