satellite map
View from space
A satellite map displays geographic areas using images captured from orbiting satellites rather than drawn illustrations or street-level photography.
These maps show terrain, vegetation, buildings, and other features as they actually appear from above: Switch to satellite map to see the roof damage.
Most digital mapping services offer satellite view alongside traditional road maps.
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- bird's eye viewElevated vantage point
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- terrainLand's physical features
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
navigation · orbit · live feed · real time · Earth · imagery · high resolution · Google · Google Earth · coordinates · globe · location · map pin · topography · land use · streets · pixel · overlay
- scientific mapstopographic map, geologic map, geological map, climate map, weather map
- mapsroad map, world map, atlases, street map, regional map
- weather mapsweather map, climate map, temperature map, precipitation map, wind map
- thematic mapspopulation map, heat map, cartogram, climate map, election map
- Eurasia MapsEurope map, Urals, Himalayas, Alps, Gobi
- Latin America maps
perspective/vantage point
satellite mapstreet view
Navigable ground-level photography
first-person view · first-person perspective · cross-section