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OpenAerialMap

Operator: Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Open catalogue of satellite and drone imagery with a map view, downloads and geospatial interfaces.

Image, Video & Geo

Open website

Product

OpenAerialMap v2 at imagery.hotosm.org is the current platform for the open imagery catalogue and its map services.

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 16 October 2026.

No functionality test has been performed.

Use in OSINT research

Aerial and satellite imagery helps compare terrain and buildings. Capture dates, resolution and available coverage must suit the area under investigation.

Queries

InputResultResult type
CoordinatesImagery and metadata for a defined geographical area; the STAC API supports searches by area boundaries.
Retrieved

Features

  • Searches the imagery catalogue by area, date and provider.
  • Displays image previews and standardised metadata.
  • Provides imagery for download.
  • Integrates imagery into QGIS and mapping applications via tile services.
  • Creates PMTiles or MBTiles packages for offline use.

Categories

  • Image, Video & Geo
  • Maps & satellite imagery

Coverage

Geographical coverage

Worldwide catalogue with varying local coverage

Dataset

Openly licensed satellite and drone imagery from pilots, humanitarian organisations and imagery providers. The catalogue contains individual images and image collections.

Access

Requirements

Access and use of imagery are free. Contributing new imagery uses the shared HOT sign-in.

Export

Image downloads as GeoTIFF; map tiles via TMS/XYZ. The new platform also offers PMTiles and MBTiles packages.

Provider

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Country of establishment

Unknown

Interfaces

API

Available. STAC API for the imagery catalogue and TiTiler for tiles, statistics and previews.

MCP

Not documented. Not described in the product documentation.

AI agents

Not documented. Not described in the product documentation.

Maintenance

Licence

AGPL-3.0

Latest activity

Commit 10/2026

Stars

307 (as of 16 October 2026)

Usage note

The OIN imagery provided is available under CC BY 4.0, with attribution to Open Imagery Network contributors. Copyright remains with the original rights holder.

Limitations

  • The collection depends on contributed imagery. Coverage is not comprehensive, and capture dates vary.
  • The previous platform is being replaced by OpenAerialMap v2. Old tile service addresses are obsolete.
  • The CC BY 4.0 licence for imagery applies separately from the software's AGPL-3.0 licence.

Guides and practical reports

  • Official · Using OAM Imagery

    HOT · 10/2026 · EN

    Explains current tile services, STAC image identifiers and PMTiles for other mapping applications.

Sources

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