Self hosted satellite basemap

Self-Host Satellite Imagery Basemaps for Your Mapping Applications

Bring high-quality satellite imagery to your mapping projects without the hassle of online dependencies. Our self-hosted basemaps offer low-resolution maps at up to 500 meters per pixel, striking the perfect balance between file size and visual clarity. Ideal for web applications that don't require street-level detail, these maps keep your applications lightweight and efficient.

We are also including some elevation data tiles so that you can include 3D terrain to your maps.

Why Choose Our Basemaps?

• Easy Deployment: Simply download the imagery file you need and deploy it alongside your application—no complex setup required.
• Portable Format: Files are provided in the Protomaps PMTiles standard, ensuring seamless portability and compatibility. Maintaining relatively small file size around 500MB.
• Three Versatile Datasets:
  • Color Satellite Imagery: satellite.pmtiles
  • Greyscale Imagery: satellite_grey.pmtiles
  • Data elevation: dem.pmtiles
• High-Quality NASA Imagery: All images are sourced from NASA, guaranteeing reliable satellite views. Only attribution to NASA is therefore required, you are free to attribute also Keimaps but we let you choose.

Simple Hosting with PMTiles Utility

Serve your maps effortlessly using the PMTiles utility. Even with Docker, hosting is straightforward. Run the following command in your terminal:

docker run -v ${PWD}/:/home -p 8080:8080 -it protomaps/go-pmtiles serve --cors=* /home/

If your mapping library allow to use pmtiles directly you can just statically serve the files in a local server or even in a S3 bucket.

Seamless Integration with Popular Mapping Libraries

Integrate the basemaps with your favorite mapping libraries like MapLibre, Leaflet, or Cesium using the following URL templates:

• For Color Imagery:http://localhost:8080/satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg
• For Greyscale Imagery:http://localhost:8080/satellite_grey/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg

Get Started Today

Transform your mapping applications with stunning satellite imagery that's easy to deploy and integrate. Download your preferred dataset and elevate your project's visual appeal and functionality.

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License

The Keimaps Map Products EULA allows you to use, modify, and include the map products in your projects, even commercially, but you can't resell, share, or reverse-engineer them. Keimaps keeps all ownership rights, and the maps are provided "as is" without any guarantees. You need to give credit to NASA for their content and keep the products confidential. Keimaps isn't responsible for any issues or damages that arise from using the products.