GEOINT APIs

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GEOINT APIs#

Map, imagery, and geospatial-feature APIs the GEOINT operator pulls from. Coverage, resolution, revisit, and license drive the choice.

API

Auth + tier

Endpoint

Returns

Sentinel Hub

Free tier + paid.

https://services.sentinel-hub.com/

On-demand Sentinel-1/2/3/5P, Landsat, MODIS imagery.

Copernicus Open Access Hub

Free account.

https://scihub.copernicus.eu/dhus/

Bulk Sentinel scene download.

USGS EarthExplorer / M2M

Free account.

https://m2m.cr.usgs.gov/api/

Landsat, MODIS, ASTER, declassified imagery.

NASA Earthdata

Free; Earthdata Login.

https://earthdata.nasa.gov/

MODIS, VIIRS, GPM, ASTER, GEDI, and many more.

Planet Data API

Paid; commercial.

https://api.planet.com/data/v1/

3 m daily PlanetScope; SkySat tasking.

Maxar SecureWatch / GBDX

Paid; commercial.

https://www.maxar.com/products/

30 cm commercial satellite imagery.

Mapbox APIs

API token; free + paid tiers.

https://api.mapbox.com/

Maps, geocoding, directions, isochrone, tilesets.

Google Maps Platform

API key; paid.

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/

Geocoding, places, directions, Static Maps, Street View.

HERE Maps

API key; free + paid.

https://developer.here.com/

Geocoding, routing, traffic, places.

OpenStreetMap Overpass

No auth; public instances rate-limited.

https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter

Query OSM features by tag, area, relationship.

Nominatim

No auth on public; rate-limited; self-host for bulk.

https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/

OSM geocoding and reverse-geocoding.

Microsoft Planetary Computer

Free.

https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1

STAC catalog of public Earth-observation data.

STAC catalogs

Varies by provider.

https://stacspec.org/

Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog standard for searching imagery.

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