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Aerial and satellite imagery data for Albania

Restricted National orthophotography exists but is not openly licensed: it is sold, view-only without reuse rights, or limited to government use.

ASIG serves extensive orthoimagery over free WMTS and WMS: a national 20 cm orthophoto (2015–2017), 8 cm urban orthophotos in RGB and CIR, 8 cm Tirana–Durrës imagery (2018), UAV orthophotos (2019, 2024–2025) and annual satellite orthophotos (2023–2026). These are view services; no open download or reuse licence was found.

Best open GSD
–
Latest capture
2026
Datasets
3 · 0 open · 3 free
Region
Europe
Last reviewed

Datasets 3

Free is not the same as open. Cost is what you pay to get the data; the licence says what you may do with it. How cost and licence are defined

  • Ortofoto 2015 8 cm (59 cities) and CIR 2015 8 cm (opens in a new tab)

    Autoriteti Shtetëror për Informacionin Gjeohapësinor (ASIG)

    Cost Free Licence Not open
    • Orthophoto
    GSD
    0.08 m
    Bands
    RGB; CIR
    Acquired
    2015
    Coverage
    59 urban areas (1,028 km²)
    Licence
    Licence not stated by publisher
    Access
    API
    Formats
    WMTS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Ortofoto 2015 20 cm (opens in a new tab)

    Autoriteti Shtetëror për Informacionin Gjeohapësinor (ASIG)

    Cost Free Licence Not open
    • Orthophoto
    GSD
    0.2 m
    Bands
    RGB
    Acquired
    2015–2017
    Coverage
    Albania
    Licence
    Licence not stated by publisher
    Access
    API
    Formats
    WMTS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

  • Ortofoto Satelitore 2023–2026 (RGB and CIR) (opens in a new tab)

    Autoriteti Shtetëror për Informacionin Gjeohapësinor (ASIG)

    Cost Free Licence Not open
    • Satellite imagery
    GSD
    –
    Bands
    RGB; CIR
    Acquired
    2023–2026
    Coverage
    Albania (2026 edition covers 60.5%)
    Licence
    Licence not stated by publisher
    Access
    API
    Formats
    WMTS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe