Many users are interested in online satellite maps, which give them the opportunity to enjoy a bird's-eye view of their favorite places on our planet. There are quite a number of such services on the Internet, but all their diversity should not be misleading - most of these sites use the classic API from “ Google Maps" However, there are also a number of resources that use their own tools to create high-quality satellite maps. In this article I will talk about the best satellite maps high resolution available online in 2017-2018, and I will also explain how to use them.

When creating satellite maps of the earth's surface, both images from space satellites and photos from special aircraft, allowing for photography at bird's eye height (250-500 meters).

Satellite maps of the highest resolution quality created in this way are regularly updated, and usually the images from them are no more than 2-3 years old.

Most online services do not have the ability to create their own satellite maps. They usually use maps from other, more powerful services (usually Google Maps). At the same time, at the bottom (or top) of the screen you can find a mention of the copyright of a company for displaying these maps.

Viewing real-time satellite maps is currently not available to the average user, since such tools are used primarily for military purposes. Users have access to maps, photographs for which were taken over the past months (or even years). It is worth understanding that any military objects may be deliberately retouched in order to hide them from interested parties.

Let's move on to a description of the services that allow us to enjoy the capabilities of satellite maps.

Google Maps - view from space in high resolution

Bing Maps – online satellite map service

Among the cartographic online services Decent quality service cannot be ignored " Bing Maps"(Bing Maps), which is the brainchild of Microsoft. Like other resources I have described, this site provides fairly high-quality photos of the surface created using satellite and aerial photography.

The functionality of the service is similar to the analogues already described above:

At the same time, using the search button you can determine the online location of a specific satellite, and by clicking on any satellite on the map you will receive brief information about it (country, size, launch date, etc.).

Conclusion

To display high-resolution satellite maps online, you should use one of the network solutions I listed. The Google Maps service is the most popular worldwide, so I recommend using this resource for working with satellite maps online. If you are interested in viewing geolocations on the territory of the Russian Federation, then it is better to use the Yandex.Maps toolkit. The frequency of their updates on our country’s relations exceeds the similar frequency from Google Maps.

On the page there is an interactive map of Zima from a satellite. More details on +weather. Below are satellite images and real-time Google Maps search, photos of the city and the Irkutsk region of Russia, coordinates

Satellite map of Zima - Russia

We observe on the satellite map of Zima exactly how the buildings are located on Sadovaya and Shchorsa streets. View the map and territory of the area, highways and lanes, banks and stations, search for addresses.

Presented here in mode online map of the city of Zima from satellite contains images of buildings and photos of houses from space. You can find out where the streets are. Klimenko and Lazo. Using the Google Maps search service, you will find the desired address in the city. We advise you to change the scale of the diagram +/- and move its center in the desired direction.

Squares and shops, buildings and roads, squares and houses, Donskaya and Gagarin streets. The page contains detailed information and photos of all objects in order to show the required house in real time on a map of the city and the Irkutsk region in Russia.

A detailed satellite map of Zima (hybrid) and the area is provided Google service Maps.

Coordinates - 53.9263,102.0543

Search for a map of a city, village, region or country

Winter. Yandex map.

Allows you to: change the scale; measure distances; switch display modes - diagram, satellite view, hybrid. The Yandex maps mechanism is used, it contains: districts, street names, house numbers and other objects of cities and large villages, allows you to perform search by address(square, avenue, street + house number, etc.), for example: “Lenin St. 3”, “Zimnyaya Hotel”, etc.

If you don't find something, try the section Google satellite map: Winter or a vector map from OpenStreetMap: Winter.

Link to the object you selected on the map can be sent by e-mail, icq, sms or posted on the website. For example, to show a meeting place, delivery address, location of a store, cinema, train station, etc.: combine the object with the marker in the center of the map, copy the link on the left above the map and send it to the recipient - according to the marker in the center, he will determine the location you specified .

Winter - online map with satellite view: streets, houses, areas and other objects.

To change the scale, use the mouse scroll wheel, the “+ -” slider on the left, or the “Zoom in” button in the upper left corner of the map; to view the satellite view or people's map- select the appropriate menu item in the upper right corner; to measure the distance, click the ruler at the bottom right and plot the points on the map.

Kirov region - Winter: interactive map from Yandex. Vector diagram and satellite photo - with streets and houses, roads, address search and routing, measuring distances, the ability to get a link to a selected object on the map - to send to the recipient or post on the website.

Satellite map Russia - high-resolution images taken from space by orbital stations. The image that the user sees consists of many individual images. The high quality of equipment used at orbital stations made it possible to achieve the highest quality of imaging. As a result, on the screens mobile devices, on PC monitors we have access to high-precision, high-resolution photographs, the image on which is very accurate and clear.

The satellite map of Russia displays high-resolution images in real time. You can see almost all Russian cities on them. By zooming in and out of objects, moving the cursor over individual sections of the map, you will be able to view streets, buildings, individual structures and squares. The larger the city, the more detailed the satellite map section will be for it.

Satellite map online in real time 2016 - exploring the country together

High resolution satellite maps online 2016 - a set of high-precision images through which you can study settlements of different sizes at a specific point in time. The user, selecting the object and scale he needs, receives a snapshot of it at the same point in time. By selecting the appropriate parameters instead of the “satellite view” mode, you can display the image:

• landscape view;
• schematic representation of Russia and its individual cities;
• Satellite view - real image.

Online high-resolution satellite maps of 2015-2016 are the most user-friendly models of interactive map images from the website service. They will allow you to travel throughout the entire state, from anywhere in the world. Satellites make it possible to track current data on the location and condition of certain objects from different settlements vast Russia.

> Irkutsk region > Winter map from Yandex

Below you will find a map of Winter provided by Yandex. If the quality does not seem sufficient to you, switch to another one from google. If it is of poor resolution, then it means best quality V free access No.

Attention!!! If the Zima satellite map is not displayed, click the “Search” button.

You need to know this

Usually on Yandex maps the information about house numbers and street names is more accurate. But on Google maps there are higher quality aerial and satellite images (although not always). If we weigh all the arguments, then in Russia Yandex is better!

You can easily measure distance by marking points along the route. To do this, use the ruler (it is located in the upper left corner).

Although the satellite map is centered on Zim, you can see any city in the world.

Since there may be several cities in the world with the same names, it is advisable to indicate the name of the region. For example, to find a view of Winter from a satellite, it is advisable to write: Russia, Irkutsk region, Winter(although the country can be omitted).

You can also see larger objects, such as regions, districts, countries and even the entire globe.

When searching for some regions or areas, it is advisable to clarify the request and indicate the country.

The Zima map makes it possible to find even a specific address. The more detailed it is, the more accurate the result will be.

It is interactive. This means that you can look not only at the search object itself, but also at the areas around it. Interactive map Winters are even more convenient because they allow you to explore the city on different scales, as well as use different types review.