Satellite Imagery

Name	Description	Cost	Tool Review and Guide
About Maps and Satellites	A guide to using map and satellite tools.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/about-maps-and-satellites
Baidu Maps	Baidu’s mapping service offering satellite imagery, street maps, and streetview (“Panorama” - zh:百度全景).	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/baidu-maps
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.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/bing-maps
Copernicus Browser (formerly Sentinel Hub Playground, EO Browser)	A user-friendly platform for visualising Sentinel data, updated every 5-10 days with new imagery. The interface includes a number of features, including built-in indices and a timelapse tool.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/sentinal-hub-playground
Earth Explorer	"Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products"	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/earth-explorer
EOS Landviewer	EOS Landviewer provides free services for up to 10 images. More images and analysis are available to journalists at a discount. Contact: Artem Seredyuk [e-mail]. EOS is in the process of developing a service provisionally called EOS Media that will be providing free images and analysis of major natural disasters.	Paid	Guide not available http://eos.com/landviewer
Google Earth Engine	Google Earth Engine is a platform for environmental monitoring and analysis through satellite imagery and geospatial data.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-earth-engine
Google Earth Pro	Google Earth is a geospatial tool that provides detailed, global satellite imagery, maps, 3D terrain models, and the ability to explore geographic data interactively.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-earth-pro
Google Maps	Google Maps provides mapping information, satellite imagery and Google Street View imagery including historical Street View images.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-maps
GovMap	GovMap provides an interactive map of Israel, offering users a wide range of data including property boundaries, planning information, and infrastructure details.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/govmap
HERE WeGo	Sattelite imagery tool that can serve as an alternative to Google or Apple Maps.	Free	Guide not available https://wego.here.com/
Index Database	A database of remote sensing indices and satellite imaging sensors	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/index-database
KakaoMap	Mapping service for South Korea	Free	Guide not available https://map.kakao.com
Mapa.sk	Mapping service for Slovakia	Free	Guide not available http://mapa.sk/
Mappy	Mapping service (and streetview in a couple of French cities [double check this!])	Free	Guide not available http://en.mappy.com/
MapSwitcher	Chrome extension switches between online map apps, maintaining (as far as possible) the map centre, zoom level, & directions of the source map.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/mapswitcher
NASA Worldview	NASA Worldview is an online tool for visualizing and downloading near real-time satellite imagery and scientific data of Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/nasa-worldview
OrbTrack	Predicts & describes the position & path of >10K satellites in Earth orbit, relative to points on the earth's surface input by the user, for 5 days ahead, + International Space Station video feed.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/orbtrack
Planet Labs	Planet Labs PBC is an American optical satellite imagery company that sells access to imagery.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/planet-labs
QGIS	QGIS is a free Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS).	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/qgis
Radar Interference Tracker (RIT)	Bellingcat's radar interference tracker can be used to locate and monitor active military radar systems.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/radar-interference-tracker
satellites.pro	Satellites.pro allows open source researchers to quickly switch between several free satellite imagery and mapping services.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/satellites.pro
SkyFi	SkyFi is used to purchase commercial satellite imagery and task (order the collection of images) satellites without a subscription.	Paid	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/skyfi
Soar.earth	Aerial, satellite and drone imagery on a global map.	Paid	Guide not available https://soar.earth/?pos=-24.806025673047216%2C112.37019712776902%2C7
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.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/tencent-maps
The European Space Agency (ESA) - Earth Online	The ESA's Earth Online product offers a portal for accessing satellite imagery and environmental data, supporting a range of applications from climate monitoring to natural disaster assessment.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/earth-online
Umbra Space	Umbra is an American synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging company that sells on-demand taskings for satellite imagery.	Paid	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/umbra-space
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.	Free	Guide not available http://what3words.com/
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.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/yandex-maps