Mapping Data Sources

I am aggregating a list of mapping data, geospatial and Earth Observation sources. , feel free to contribute.

Free/Open Satellite Data

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
Copernicus Data Space	link	Satellite (Optical, SAR)	10–60m	Open (Copernicus)	Free	Yes	New platform replacing SciHub
Landsat USGS EarthExplorer	link	Imagery, Elevation, LiDAR	30m, LiDAR varies	Public Domain	Free	Limited	Historic archive, bulk tools
MODIS (NASA)	link	Satellite (Optical, Thermal)	250m–1km	Public Domain	Free	Yes	Daily coverage, climate data
VIIRS	link	Satellite (Optical, Thermal)	375m–750m	Public Domain	Free	Yes	Day/night imagery, NOAA/NASA
NASA Earthdata/EOSDIS	link	Multiple (Satellite, Airborne)	Varies	Public Domain	Free	Yes	Portal for all NASA Earth science data
JAXA Global ALOS	link	Satellite (Optical, SAR)	10–30m	Open (registration)	Free for research	Limited	Japanese satellite data

Commercial Optical Satellites

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
Maxar	link	Satellite (Optical) & DEM	0.3–0.5m	Commercial	$25–$50/sqkm	Yes	Global coverage
Airbus	link	Satellite (Optical) & DEM	0.3–5m	Commercial	$5–25/sqkm	Yes	Global DEM & Imagery
Planet	link	Satellite (Optical)	0.5–5m	Commercial	$6–$40/sqkm	Yes	Global, excellent platform
Blacksky	link	Satellite (Optical)	0.35–1m	Commercial	$25/sqkm	Yes	Global, new 35cm archive
Satellogic	link	Satellite (Optical)	0.7–1m	Commercial	$8–$18/sqkm	Yes	Global coverage
Orora Tech	link	Satellite (Thermal)	80m	Commercial	$25/sqkm	Yes	Wildfire detection
Muon Space	link	Satellite (Firesat)	5m	Commercial	n/a	Yes	Environmental monitoring
Constellr	link

Commercial SAR Satellites

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
Umbra	link	Satellite (SAR)	25cm–1m	CC 4.0	varies/sqkm	Yes	High-resolution SAR
Capella Space	link	Satellite (SAR)	0.5m	Commercial	$4000–6000/image	Yes	High-resolution SAR
Iceye	link	Satellite (SAR)	25cm–1m	Commercial	$5000/image	Yes	Global coverage
Synspective	link	Satellite (SAR)	1–3m	Commercial	Varies	Yes	SAR provider
Iqps - QPS	link

Commercial Hyperspectral Satellites

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
Pixxel	link	Satellite (Hyperspectral)	5m	Commercial	$150/seat/month	Yes	Global coverage
Wyvern	link	Satellite (Hyperspectral)	5.3m	Commercial	$230/seat/year	Yes	Global coverage
Orbital Sidekick	link	Satellite (Hyperspectral)	8m	Commercial	n/a	Yes	Global coverage

Aerial Data

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
OpenAerialMap	link	Aerial	Varies	Open	Free	Yes	Global coverage
Hexagon	link
Vexcel	link
Nearmap	link

Weather Data

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes

Elevation & LiDAR Data

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
OpenTopography	link	LiDAR, DEM	0.5–5m	Mostly open	Free	Yes	Regional coverage, custom filters
USGS National Map	link	Elevation, Hydro, Vector	1–10m	Public Domain	Free	Yes	Great US coverage
SRTM	link	Elevation (DEM)	30m (US), 90m (global)	Public Domain	Free	Yes	Global elevation from 2000

Vector Data (not exhaustive)

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
OpenStreetMap	link	Vector	N/A	ODbL	Free	Yes	Global, editable
Overture Maps	link	Vector (Places, Roads)	N/A	Open	Free	Yes	Backed by Meta, AWS, Microsoft, TomTom

Data Platforms & APIs

Source Name	URL	Data Type	Resolution	License	Cost	API Access	Notes
Google Earth Engine	link	Analysis platform	Varies	Free for research/edu	Free (non-commercial)	Yes	Petabytes of data, cloud processing
Microsoft Planetary Computer	link	Multiple datasets	Varies	Varies	Free	Yes	Catalog with Sentinel, Landsat, more
Mapbox	link	Multiple datasets	Varies	Commercial	Varies	Yes	Custom maps and satellite
AWS Open Data Registry	link	Multiple datasets	Varies	Open	Free (egress fees)	Yes	Hosts Sentinel, Landsat, NAIP
Radiant Earth MLHub	link	ML-ready datasets	Varies	Varies	Free	Yes	Training data for ML applications
SkyFi	link
SkyWatch	link
Up42	link

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