# Maps

| Name                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Cost                                                         | Tool Review and Guide                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| About Maps and Satellites       | A guide to using map and satellite tools.                                                                                                                                                                                                | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/about-maps-and-satellites](/toolkit/more/all-tools/about-maps-and-satellites.md)                                                   |
| Apple Maps                      | Apple Maps is a digital mapping service with detailed, interactive maps, satellite imagery, and location-based information.                                                                                                              | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/apple-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/apple-maps.md)                                                                                 |
| Baidu Maps                      | Baidu’s mapping service offering satellite imagery, street maps, and streetview (“Panorama” - zh:百度全景).                                                                                                                                  | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/baidu-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/baidu-maps.md)                                                                                 |
| Bellingcat OpenStreetMap Search | A user interface to search OpenStreetMap data for features in proximity to each other.                                                                                                                                                   | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/openstreetmap-search-tool](/toolkit/more/all-tools/openstreetmap-search-tool.md)                                                   |
| Bing Maps                       | Bing Maps is a web mapping service provided by Microsoft that offers detailed geographical information and tools for route planning, location search, and satellite imagery.                                                             | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/bing-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/bing-maps.md)                                                                                   |
| Convert Geographic Units        | A tool that converts various geographic coordinates to support diverse mapping and spatial analysis needs.                                                                                                                               | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/convert-geographic-units](/toolkit/more/all-tools/convert-geographic-units.md)                                                     |
| F4Map                           | F4Map is an interactive 3D map visualization tool that provides detailed rendering of urban landscapes and geographical features.                                                                                                        | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/f4map](/toolkit/more/all-tools/f4map.md)                                                                                           |
| Gaode Maps                      | Gaode Maps (also known as AMap) is a mapping application and technology from the Chinese company Alibaba.                                                                                                                                | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/gaode-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/gaode-maps.md)                                                                                 |
| Gjirafa                         | Mapping service for Albania (specially Kosovo)                                                                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://gjirafa.biz/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://gjirafa.biz/></mark></a></p>                               |
| Global Forest Watch             | Explore tree cover loss and gain data, recent deforestation and fire alerts, land use designations, carbon emissions, biodiversity metrics and more.                                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-forest-watch](/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-forest-watch.md)                                                               |
| Google Maps                     | Google Maps provides mapping information, satellite imagery and Google Street View imagery including historical Street View images.                                                                                                      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-maps.md)                                                                               |
| GovMap                          | GovMap provides an interactive map of Israel, offering users a wide range of data including property boundaries, planning information, and infrastructure details.                                                                       | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/govmap](/toolkit/more/all-tools/govmap.md)                                                                                         |
| HERE WeGo                       | Mapping service that can serve as an alternative to Google Maps or Apple Maps.                                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://wego.here.com/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://wego.here.com/></mark></a></p>                           |
| Hitta.se                        | Mapping service for Sweden                                                                                                                                                                                                               | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/hitta.se](/toolkit/more/all-tools/hitta.se.md)                                                                                     |
| Kakao Map                       | A mapping application provided by South Korean technology company Kakao Corp.                                                                                                                                                            | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://map.kakao.com"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://map.kakao.com></mark></a></p>                             |
| MapChecking                     | This tool helps you estimate and fact-check the maximum number of people standing in a given area.                                                                                                                                       | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapchecking](/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapchecking.md)                                                                               |
| Mapillary                       | Mapillary is a crowdsourced street-level imagery platform.                                                                                                                                                                               | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapillary](/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapillary.md)                                                                                   |
| MapSwitcher                     | Chrome extension switches between online map apps, maintaining (as far as possible) the map centre, zoom level, & directions of the source map.                                                                                          | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapswitcher](/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapswitcher.md)                                                                               |
| mapy.cz                         | Mapping service for Czechia                                                                                                                                                                                                              | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="http://mapy.cz"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><http://mapy.cz></mark></a></p>                                           |
| Maritime Awareness Project      | South China Sea maps with oil and gas fields, fishing areas, air defense zones and administrative, claimed, disputed zones, submarine data cables.                                                                                       | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://map.nbr.org/interactivemap/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://map.nbr.org/interactivemap/></mark></a></p> |
| NASA FIRMS                      | Displays a world map overlaid with infra-red data from one or more satellites, some, but not all of which may represent heat from fires and explosions.                                                                                  | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/nasa-firms](/toolkit/more/all-tools/nasa-firms.md)                                                                                 |
| OpenInfraMap                    | Power lines, telecoms, solar, oil, gas & water infrastructure mapped globally.                                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://openinframap.org/#2/26/12"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://openinframap.org/#2/26/12></mark></a></p>     |
| OpenSeaMap                      | Sea map of borders, special zones, shipping lanes, with overlays of MarineTraffic and other sources                                                                                                                                      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://map.openseamap.org/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://map.openseamap.org/></mark></a></p>                 |
| OpenStreetMap                   | OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.                                                                                                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="http://openstreetmap.org/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><http://openstreetmap.org/></mark></a></p>                     |
| Overpass Turbo                  | Overpass Turbo is a web-based tool for querying and visualizing OpenStreetMap crowd sourced data, aiding in extracting specific information like locations of amenities e.g.hospitals.                                                   | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/overpass-turbo](/toolkit/more/all-tools/overpass-turbo.md)                                                                         |
| PeakVisor                       | Dual window views for any global location: (1) a 2-D map & (2) a 3-D rendered terrain model, with photo fitting, shade/slope mapping, sun trails & weather data. In active development for OS research.                                  | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/peakvisor](/toolkit/more/all-tools/peakvisor.md)                                                                                   |
| QGIS:                           | QGIS is a free Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS).                                                                                                                                                                          | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/qgis](/toolkit/more/all-tools/qgis.md)                                                                                             |
| Quick geolocation search        | A tool that brings several maps into one place for easy location search.                                                                                                                                                                 | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/quick-geolocation-search](/toolkit/more/all-tools/quick-geolocation-search.md)                                                     |
| Satellites.pro                  | Satellites.pro allows open source researchers to quickly switch between several free satellite imagery and mapping services.                                                                                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/satellites.pro](/toolkit/more/all-tools/satellites.pro.md)                                                                         |
| ShadeMap                        | ShadeMap is a global simulation of mountain, building & tree shadows for a given date & time. Base data is free, but users can buy 30cm accurate data per sq km for areas of special focus.                                              | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/shademap](/toolkit/more/all-tools/shademap.md)                                                                                     |
| ShadowMap                       | Global map of 3D buildlings and the shadows they cast at a specific time a day                                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/shadowmap](/toolkit/more/all-tools/shadowmap.md)                                                                                   |
| Strava                          | Social media fitness app with exercise map based on users' GPS data.                                                                                                                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/strava](/toolkit/more/all-tools/strava.md)                                                                                         |
| Tencent Maps                    | Tencent Maps (formerly SOSO Maps) is a desktop and web mapping service application and technology provided by Chinese company Tencent, offering satellite imagery, street maps, street view (coverage) and historical view perspectives. | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/tencent-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/tencent-maps.md)                                                                             |
| Topotijdreis.nl                 | Over 200 years of maps and topography from the Netherlands.                                                                                                                                                                              | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="http://topotijdreis.nl"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><http://topotijdreis.nl></mark></a></p>                           |
| UTM grid zones                  | An overview of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system.                                                                                                                                                                      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="http://dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><http://dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm></mark></a></p>           |
| what3words                      | A proprietary geocode system which identifies any location on the surface of the earth to a resolution of 3 metres. The identifier is a unique combination of three words, available in 60 languagues.                                   | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/what3words](/toolkit/more/all-tools/what3words.md)                                                                                 |
| Wikimapia                       | Wikimapia was a long-running collaborative mapping project that remains partially accessible, providing open source researchers with a unique database of historical, user-generated content.                                            | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikimapia](/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikimapia.md)                                                                                   |
| Yandex Maps                     | A platform offering detailed maps, satellite imagery, street views (static & sometimes dynamic imagery, including aerial views). Often the best available data on Russia & surrounding regions.                                          | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/yandex-maps](/toolkit/more/all-tools/yandex-maps.md)                                                                               |


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