ArcGIS Online

Imagery Maps

ArcGIS Online offers a few imagery maps to enrich your ArcGIS mapping projects. These maps present satellite and aerial imagery at multiple scale levels for various locations around the world:

Free Maps
  • World Imagery includes 15m satellite imagery for the world and 1m imagery for the USA and hundreds of cities around the world.
  • World User Imagery includes 1m or better imagery for selected areas around the world.

Premium Maps
  • USA Prime Imagery includes 15m satellite imagery for the world and 1m or better commercial imagery for the USA.
  • Bing Maps Aerial includes 15m satellite imagery for the world and 1m or better commercial imagery for many areas around the world.

Use the Content Viewer to view imagery and metadata information for specific areas.

Compare Imagery Maps

Use this application to compare the available maps.

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Comparison Table

Use this table to learn about the differences between the available maps.

Map Details USA Prime Imagery Bing Maps Aerial World Imagery World User Imagery
Low Resolution Coverage 15m Global 15m Global 15m Global Selected Areas
High Resolution Coverage USA Only International International Selected Areas
Maximum Resolution 1m or better 1m or better 1m 1m or better
Update Frequency Quarterly Monthly Semiannually Quarterly
Identify Metadata Yes Not Available Yet Yes Yes
Service Provider ESRI Microsoft ESRI ESRI
ArcGIS Licensing        
Explorer Free Free with an ArcGIS Desktop license or Subscription without Free Free
Desktop Subscription Free with maintenance Free Free
Server (internal use and non-commercial external use) Subscription Subscription Free Free
Server (external commercial use) Subscription Subscription Subscription Included with World Imagery