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OpenAerialMap
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OpenAerialMap: Openly licensed aerial and drone imagery, especially from disasters. Zoom Earth: Near real-time satellite weather imagery and storm tracking.

OpenAerialMapZoom Earth
CategorySatellite & Aerial ImageryWeather & Climate Maps
CoverageWorldwide (patchy)Worldwide
UpdatesContinuously (community edits)Live / real time
Data sourceCommunity and humanitarian imagery uploadsGeostationary weather satellites (GOES, Himawari, Meteosat), NOAA and NASA data
Made byHumanitarian OpenStreetMap TeamNeave Interactive
PriceFreeFree
AccountNo account neededNo account needed
On phonesBest on a computerWorks well on phones
Map viewFlat mapFlat map
Visits from ColorfulMaps01
Open map Open map

What you can do with OpenAerialMap

  • Browse open imagery by location
  • Download or use as map tiles
  • Upload your own imagery

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What you can do with Zoom Earth

  • Live satellite imagery every few minutes
  • Hurricane and typhoon tracking
  • Radar, wind and temperature layers
  • Wildfire hotspots

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