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Aerial and satellite imagery data for United Kingdom

Partial open imagery Open orthophotos or high-resolution imagery exist, but only for limited areas such as regions or cities.

Open aerial orthophotography is project-based: the Environment Agency publishes 10–50 cm RGB, NIR and four-band imagery since 2006 under the OGL as project-based captures rather than national coverage; no open national orthophoto layer was confirmed for the other UK nations.

Best open GSD
0.1 m
Latest capture
2006
Datasets
1 · 1 open · 1 free
Region
Europe
Last reviewed

By state, province or region

Imagery status by subnational area in United Kingdom
Area Status Summary Datasets
England Partial open imagery The Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme captured all of England in 302 blocks between 2017 and 2023, published at 1 m with point clouds under the OGL. Vertical Aerial Photography

Datasets 1

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

  • Vertical Aerial Photography (opens in a new tab)

    Environment Agency

    Cost Free Licence Open
    • Orthophoto
    GSD
    0.1 m
    Bands
    RGBI
    Acquired
    2006–
    Coverage
    England, project-based areas from a few km² to hundreds of km²
    Licence
    Open Government Licence v3.0
    Access
    Direct download
    Formats
    ECW
    Link check
    Link OK (HTTP 200),

Elsewhere in Europe