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