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Using fresh, brilliant, and sharp imagery, the Alidade Satellite style turns planet earth into your canvas. This style uses satellite imagery as a base, and layers labels and outlines of major features on top to create a solid contextual backdrop for your data.

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© CNES, Distribution Airbus DS, © Airbus DS, © PlanetObserver (Contains Copernicus Data) | © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Vector Style
https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/styles/alidade_satellite.json
Imagery Layer (XYZ 512x512 JPEG)
https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/data/satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg
Static Maps Base URL
Coming Soon
Raster TileJSON
Coming Soon

MapLibre GL JS is the most advanced vector map renderer for the web. If you need features like 3D perspective and client-side styling, MapLibre GL JS is generally the best option. Check out our tutorials to get started with your favorite web framework or vanilla JavaScript.

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var map = new maplibregl.Map({
  container: 'map',
  // You can also explicitly request tiles from our EU servers using the following URL:
  // https://tiles-eu.stadiamaps.com/styles/alidade_satellite.json
  style: 'https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/styles/alidade_satellite.json',  // Style URL; see our documentation for more options
  center: [12, 53],  // Initial focus coordinate
  zoom: 4
});

Requires the maplibre-gl-leaflet plugin.

Additional HTML
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<!-- (assumes Leaflet is already included) -->

<!-- MapLibre GL -->
<link href="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@3.2.1/dist/maplibre-gl.css" rel='stylesheet' />
<script src="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@3.2.1/dist/maplibre-gl.js"></script>

<script src="https://unpkg.com/@maplibre/maplibre-gl-leaflet@0.0.19/leaflet-maplibre-gl.js"></script>
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// Initialize a map centered at (53, 12) at zoom level 5
var map = L.map('map').setView([53, 12], 5);

var gl = L.maplibreGL({
    style: 'https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/styles/alidade_satellite.json'
}).addTo(map);

If you need to customize the style, you may use the imagery as a layer among other layers as part of the final visualization product. Note that the tiles are 512x512px rather than the standard 256x256. As such, zoom levels are off by one. Bulk downloading is strictly prohibited. Please review our Terms of Service carefully to ensure that your use case complies. Email us if you have any questions.

Styled raster tiles and static maps are not available at this time.

Additional Attribution

If you are using our satellite imagery, you must also include attribution for the imagery. Most renderers should add this for you automatically. If yours does not, or you have opted to generate the attribution manually, please ensure that you include the following additional text. No hyperlink is required.

© CNES, Distribution Airbus DS, © Airbus DS, © PlanetObserver (Contains Copernicus Data)

Next Steps

You can learn more about Stadia Maps' imagery map tiles here.

Take the next step and follow one of our tutorials to set up a map for your website or app. Once you're up and running, change the URL as shown above.

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Alidade Satellite requires a Standard plan or higher for development beyond localhost. If you would like to schedule a free trial, send us and email

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