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Aerial and satellite imagery data for Rwanda

None known No high-resolution aerial imagery was found after a genuine search of national, regional and international sources.

No openly licensed aerial orthophotography for Rwanda was identified; the 5 high-resolution images indexed on OpenAerialMap carry non-commercial or commercial-source licences. Sentinel-2 (10 m) and Landsat (30 m) provide free, openly licensed satellite imagery.

Best open GSD
–
Latest capture
2021
Datasets
1 · 0 open · 1 free
Region
Africa
Last reviewed

Datasets 1

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  • OpenAerialMap imagery covering Rwanda (opens in a new tab)

    OpenAerialMap (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team); individual image contributors

    Cost Free Licence Not open
    • Orthophoto
    • Satellite imagery
    GSD
    0.44 m
    Bands
    RGB
    Acquired
    2021
    Coverage
    5 images at 1 m GSD or finer with footprints centred in Rwanda, as indexed on 27 October 2026; none under a licence permitting commercial reuse. Coverage is local (individual drone or satellite scenes), not national.
    Licence
    Per image — CC BY-NC 4.0: 5 images
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    GeoTIFF (COG), TMS, WMTS
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

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