Bing Maps Aerial Imagery

Global satellite imagery

Global imagery down to 15 cm resolution in urban areas. World Imagery from Bing Maps is hosted by Cesium ion's modern cloud architecture for efficient streaming into CesiumJS and is the default imagery used in Cesium apps.

High resolution satellite imagery of Washington DC — Washington, DC

Satellite imagery of the central park zoo — Central Park Zoo, New York City

Satellite imagery of City Hall in Phiadelphia — City Hall, Philadelphia

Satellite imagery of the Grand Canyon in Arizona — The Grand Canyon, Arizona

Satellite imagery of the San Francisco shoreline — San Francisco, California

Specs

Coverage: Global

Extent:

North: 85.05°
East: 180°
South: -85.05°
West: -180°

Resolution: Down to 15 centimeters in urban areas, and down to 30 centimeters in the United States and most of western Europe. See Bing Maps "Understanding Scale and Resolution"

Options:

Available both with and without labels.

Bing Maps Aerial
Bing Maps Aerial with Labels
Bing Maps Road

CesiumJS code example

Bing Maps Aerial

var viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
  imageryProvider: Cesium.createWorldImagery(),
});

Bing Maps Aerial with Labels

var viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
  imageryProvider: Cesium.createWorldImagery({
    style: Cesium.IonWorldImageryStyle.AERIAL_WITH_LABELS,
  }),
});

Bing Maps Road

var viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
  imageryProvider: Cesium.createWorldImagery({
    style: Cesium.IonWorldImageryStyle.ROAD,
  }),
});

Terms of use

For usage of Bing Maps data, see:

The Bing Maps Platform website
Cesium ion's Terms of Service

Attribution

CesiumJS automatically displays attribution. Do not remove or modify it. If using Bing Maps Imagery outside of CesiumJS, see Bing Maps terms of service for attribution requirements.

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