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Aerial and satellite imagery data for Portugal

National open imagery Openly licensed aerial orthophotography at 1 m or finer covers about 70% or more of the land area.

DGT publishes national 25 cm RGB+NIR orthophotos for mainland Portugal (2018 and 2025) under CC BY 4.0, as high-value datasets. The Azores has 10 cm, 4-band orthophotos for 2024 under CC BY 4.0. DGT also distributes 30 cm OrtoSat 2023 satellite mosaics, but their licence is not stated.

Best open GSD
0.1 m
Latest capture
2025
Datasets
4 · 2 open · 4 free
Region
Europe
Last reviewed

By state, province or region

Imagery status by subnational area in Portugal
Area Status Summary Datasets
Azores National open imagery Island-by-island LiDAR at 15 points/m² and 10 cm RGB+NIR orthophotos (2024), CC BY 4.0. Ortofotomapas 10 cm das ilhas dos Açores (2024)
Madeira Restricted A 5 m DTM and 2023 orthophotos are listed, but no licence is stated; no open LiDAR point cloud was found. Ortofotomapas da Região Autónoma da Madeira – 2023

Datasets 4

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Elsewhere in Europe