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OneAtlas Basemap | Curated and refreshed global image layer

Imagery Basemaps

Accurate and curated background layers with options to tailor to your needs

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Accurate and curated satellite imagery backdrops

Airbus basemaps are highly accurate, color-consistent and provide nearly cloud-free coverage with minimized haze and seasonal differences between contiguous images.

Users can order globally or over a specific area. Mosaic processing is available off-the-shelf or on-demand and can be customized to meet your specific needs.

Discover the right imagery solution for your needs

Compare the differences between Imagery Basemaps and satellite imagery to help you choose the one that best fits your project – whether you need instant access, a customized basemap, or a freshly acquired image.

What it is

Mosaicked coverage

Cloud cover

Resolution & swath

Best for

Access

🌍 Global Basemap Ready-to-use global imagery layer

A ready-to-use imagery layer with 30cm resolution over cities and urban areas, and 50cm to 1.5m elsewhere across Earth’s landmasses.

✅ Over 88% mosaicked

≤5% globally and ≤5% over urban areas

30cm over urban areas, 50cm to 1.5m over the rest of the Earth’s landmass

Large-scale global context, quick access (off-the-shelf)

🎁 Try it with a Free Trial or contact us for more info

🛠️ Tailored Basemap Customized basemap for your region or country

If a global basemap isn’t the right fit, we offer smaller regional or country-wide basemaps tailored to your needs.

🔧 Customizable

Adjustable to your requirements

Same resolutions, based on selected region

National, regional or sector-specific applications

📩 Get a quote tailored to your needs

📷 Satellite Imagery Fresh or archived imagery for specific locations

When a basemap is too broad, we provide newly acquired or archived satellite images, from 30cm (14km swath) to 1.5m (60km swath).

📅 On-demand or from archives (since 2012)

Based on acquisition criteria

30cm (14km swath) to 1.5m (60km swath)

Precise imagery for a specific date, event, or location

💬 Not sure what you need? Contact us and we’ll guide you

We offer flexible licensing options for Basemap

Whether you are looking to stream, download or integrate our Basemap into your workflow or mobile application, we have the right license options for you. Use the imagery to create analytics or value-added products and more.  We have created a simple guide to get you started with our license options.

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Technical specifications

  • Global Basemap: Off-the-shelf imagery layer that provides 30cm over cities, 50cm over urban areas and large regions (US and Europe) and 1.5m over the rest of the Earth’s landmass
  • Geolocation accuracy is ≤5m CE90 for most of the globe
  • Minimal cloud cover: ≤5% globally and ≤2% over urban areas
  • Tailored Basemaps to meet the specific needs of each project with customized parameters including mosaic processing
More options

If your project or budget doesn’t require a global imagery layer, we can provide smaller area basemaps to meet your exact requirements.

Get started by sending us a note with your basemap needs, and we will get back to you with options and pricing.

Try our Global Basemap free for 30 days

Sign up for a 30-day Free Trial of the Basemap to assess the resolution and quality for your project needs

Who can Imagery Basemaps support?

Imagery Basemaps can provide accurate and fresh imagery to use as a reference layer across multiple markets.
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Defence

Military and Defence sectors rely on updated and precise geographic information to plan, release, execute and analyse operations.

Urban planning and development

Accurate and fresh map information is vital for urban development because it provides essential data that informs planning, decision-making, execution of projects and much more

Mobility and transportation

Imagery Basemaps provide accurate and fresh geographical information to use as a background layer in many software and mobile applications

Utilities and infrastructure

Imagery Basemaps provide the foundational geographic context critical for planning, design construction, maintenance and to make accurate assessments

Need a basemap created from a specific set of images?

If you need a Basemap created based on a specific selection of images and product parameters, we will work with you to build the exact basemap you need. Contact us to get started.

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