Earth observation
Satellite imagery and maps of the earth's surface, including the Netherlands. 4 sources, 4 international. 2 queued.
Amsterdam at 10 metres per pixel
Cloud-free mosaic of 2016 Sentinel-2 images. The canal ring, the IJ and Vondelpark are recognisable, individual cars are not. The newest image over Amsterdam is from 13 October 2026.
Sources
Copernicus Sentinel-2In depth
The Sentinel-2 satellites image the whole of the Netherlands every few days, in thirteen spectral bands. Detail: 10 metres per pixel.
NASA GIBS and WorldviewIn depth
Over a thousand map layers from NASA satellites, ready to use as images: from the daily true-colour view to night lights, fires and snow.
ESA WorldCover
A map of the whole earth in eleven land cover classes (forest, cropland, built-up, water …), based on Sentinel-1 and -2. Two editions, no new ones planned.
NASA FIRMS (fires)
Hotspots reported by satellites within three hours of an overpass. In the Netherlands mostly heath and dune fires and industry.
In the queue
These sources are coming to this topic soon.
- Sentinel-5P (stikstofdioxide uit de ruimte)ESA
NO₂ maps of the whole world, with the Dutch TROPOMI instrument.
- LandsatNASA en USGS
Satellite images since 1972: fifty years of the Netherlands.