Bellingcat OpenStreetMap Search

A user interface to search OpenStreetMap data for features in proximity to each other.

Free

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

Convert Geographic Units

A tool that converts various geographic coordinates to support diverse mapping and spatial analysis needs.

Free

F4Map

F4Map is an interactive 3D map visualization tool that provides detailed rendering of urban landscapes and geographical features.

Free

Gaode Maps

Gaode Maps (also known as AMap) is a mapping application and technology from the Chinese company Alibaba.

Free

Gjirafa

Mapping service for Albania (specially Kosovo)

Free

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Global Fishing Watch Map

The Global Fishing Watch Map is a digital platform for investigating fishing activities worldwide by utilising satellite and AIS data.

Free

Global Forest Watch

Explore tree cover loss and gain data, recent deforestation and fire alerts, land use designations, carbon emissions, biodiversity metrics and more.

Free

Google Maps

Google Maps provides mapping information, satellite imagery and Google Street View imagery including historical Street View images.

Free

GovMap

GovMap provides an interactive map of Israel, offering users a wide range of data including property boundaries, planning information, and infrastructure details.

Free

HERE WeGo

Mapping service that can serve as an alternative to Google Maps or Apple Maps.

Free

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Hitta.se

Mapping service for Sweden

Free

MapChecking

This tool helps you estimate and fact-check the maximum number of people standing in a given area.

Free

Mapillary

Mapillary is a crowdsourced street-level imagery platform.

Free

MapSwitcher

Chrome extension switches between online map apps, maintaining (as far as possible) the map centre, zoom level, & directions of the source map.

Free

mapy.cz

Mapping service for Czechia

Free

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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.

Free

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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.

Free

Nullschool Earth Map

View current and historic wind, weather, ocean and pollution conditions on an interactive animated map.

Free

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OpenInfraMap

Power lines, telecoms, solar, oil, gas & water infrastructure mapped globally.

Free

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OpenSeaMap

Sea map of borders, special zones, shipping lanes, with overlays of MarineTraffic and other sources

Free

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.

Free

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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.

Free

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.

Free

QGIS

QGIS is a free Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS).

Free

Quick geolocation search

A tool that brings several maps into one place for easy location search.

Free

Resource Watch

A free open-data platform that hosts 300+ datasets on different topics relating to the environment, people and resources, including real-time datasets.

Free

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satellites.pro

Satellites.pro allows open source researchers to quickly switch between several free satellite imagery and mapping services.

Free

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.

Partially Free

ShadowMap

Global map of 3D buildlings and the shadows they cast at a specific time a day

Free

Strava

Social media fitness app with exercise map based on users' GPS data.

Partially Free

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

Topotijdreis.nl

Over 200 years of maps and topography from the Netherlands.

Free

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UTM grid zones

An overview of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system.

Free

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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

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.

Free

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

Copernicus Browser (formerly Sentinel Hub Playground, EO Browser)

A free web-based platform for viewing, analyzing, and downloading satellite imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel missions, with data updated every 5-10 days.

Free

Earth Explorer

"Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products"

Partially Free

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 artem.seredyuk@eosda.com. 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

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Google Earth Engine

Google Earth Engine is a platform for environmental monitoring and analysis through satellite imagery and geospatial data.

Partially Free

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

Google Maps

Google Maps provides mapping information, satellite imagery and Google Street View imagery including historical Street View images.

Free

GovMap

GovMap provides an interactive map of Israel, offering users a wide range of data including property boundaries, planning information, and infrastructure details.

Free

HERE WeGo

Mapping service that can serve as an alternative to Google Maps or Apple Maps.

Free

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Index Database

A database of remote sensing indices and satellite imaging sensors

Free

Kakao Map

A mapping application provided by South Korean technology company Kakao Corp.

Free

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Mapa.sk

Mapping service for Slovakia

Free

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Mappy

Mapping service (and streetview in a couple of French cities [double check this!])

Free

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MapSwitcher

Chrome extension switches between online map apps, maintaining (as far as possible) the map centre, zoom level, & directions of the source map.

Free

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

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

Planet Labs

Planet Labs PBC is an American optical satellite imagery company that sells access to imagery.

Partially Free

QGIS

QGIS is a free Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS).

Free

Radar Interference Tracker (RIT)

Bellingcat's radar interference tracker can be used to locate and monitor active military radar systems.

Free

RAMMB SLIDER

Real-time weather satellites of the entire globe

Free

Resource Watch

A free open-data platform that hosts 300+ datasets on different topics relating to the environment, people and resources, including real-time datasets.

Free

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satellites.pro

Satellites.pro allows open source researchers to quickly switch between several free satellite imagery and mapping services.

Free

SkyFi

SkyFi is used to purchase commercial satellite imagery and task (order the collection of images) satellites without a subscription.

Paid

Soar.earth

Aerial, satellite and drone imagery on a global map.

Paid

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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

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

Umbra Space

Umbra is an American synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging company that sells on-demand taskings for satellite imagery.

Paid

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

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