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Geofabrik Downloads
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USGS EarthExplorer

Geofabrik Downloads: Daily OpenStreetMap extracts by country and region. USGS EarthExplorer: Search and download Landsat and other USGS archives.

Geofabrik DownloadsUSGS EarthExplorer
CategoryOpen Geodata SourcesSatellite & Aerial Imagery
Pricing modelFreeFree
Starts atFreeFree
Free tier——
Open sourceNoNo
Software licence——
API——
PlatformsData downloadWeb, API
Made by—US Geological Survey
Commercial useAllowedAllowed
Export / print imagesAllowedAllowed
Offline / cachingCheck termsAllowed
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Geofabrik Downloads features

  • Country and region extracts
  • PBF and Shapefile
  • Daily updates
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USGS EarthExplorer features

  • Landsat archive back to 1972
  • Aerial photography
  • Elevation data
  • Bulk download

Landsat data is public domain in the United States. Credit USGS as the source.

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