Skip satellite preprocessing
Use ready-to-display monthly mosaics instead of managing scene selection, cloud masking, mosaicking, color consistency and tile hosting.
Use NIMBO in QGIS, ArcGIS and other GIS software
NIMBO is designed to fit into existing geospatial workflows — not only to be viewed in Earth Online.
Connect your GIS to NIMBO once, then access monthly, cloud-free and spatially consistent satellite basemaps without selecting scenes, masking clouds, mosaicking images or hosting tiles yourself. You keep working in QGIS, ArcGIS or another GIS with your own parcels, assets, boundaries and analysis layers.
Create or open your NIMBO account
Why use NIMBO inside your GIS?
Section titled “Why use NIMBO inside your GIS?”Keep your existing workflow
Overlay NIMBO with your own vector layers, project data and cartographic outputs directly in the GIS software you already use.
Compare the same territory over time
Load different monthly layers to inspect visible changes without rebuilding a new basemap for every date.
Work consistently at large scale
Use homogeneous basemaps across cities, regions or countries through standard map services.
Choose your GIS software
Section titled “Choose your GIS software” QGIS Add NIMBO through WMTS, WMS or TMS and browse the available monthly layers.
ArcGIS Pro Connect ArcGIS Pro to NIMBO with WMTS for fast tiled display.
ArcGIS Online Add NIMBO as an OGC web service in ArcGIS Online.
Another GIS or mapping tool Start with WMTS, WMS or TMS according to the formats supported by your software.
Connect NIMBO in four steps
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Create a NIMBO account
Sign up or sign in at maps.nimbo.earth.
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Copy your API token
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Follow the tutorial for your software
Use the QGIS, ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Online guide above. For another application, check which standard map service it supports.
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Add the monthly layer you need
Select the date and layer available for your account, then combine NIMBO with your own project data.
Each new tile requested by your GIS consumes one GeoCredit. Panning, zooming, changing dates or loading another layer may request additional tiles. See Tiles & GeoCredits to understand and monitor usage.
Which map service should you use?
Section titled “Which map service should you use?”| Software or workflow | Start with | Why |
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| QGIS | WMTS | Efficient tiled display. TMS and WMS are also available when required by your workflow. |
| ArcGIS Pro | WMTS | ArcGIS Pro does not natively support TMS, and WMTS is generally smoother for browsing than WMS. |
| ArcGIS Online | WMS | Follow the documented OGC WMS connection workflow. |
| MapLibre, Leaflet or OpenLayers | TMS | Direct tile URLs are well suited to web mapping libraries. |
| Other GIS software | WMTS first, WMS as fallback | Choose the standard best supported by your application. |
Technical references:
Typical GIS workflows
Section titled “Typical GIS workflows”Use NIMBO to:
- add a recent, cloud-free satellite basemap beneath parcels, assets or administrative data;
- compare monthly imagery by loading two dates and toggling between them;
- visually inspect construction, vegetation, land-use or post-event changes;
- digitize or validate geographic features using a consistent image background;
- prepare maps, reports and presentations using NIMBO imagery with the required attribution.
Available dates, products and resolutions depend on your account and subscription.
Usage and attribution
Section titled “Usage and attribution”A PRO or PRO HD subscription can be used for your own professional workflow and for static client deliverables such as maps in reports, screenshots or presentations, provided the required attribution is visible.
Publishing NIMBO imagery inside a client portal, public web map, SaaS product, OEM service or another client-facing integration requires an Enterprise agreement.
Read Credits and attribution before publishing or sharing NIMBO-based outputs.
Need NIMBO inside your product or client application?
Section titled “Need NIMBO inside your product or client application?”The tutorials on this page cover standard GIS workflows. For client-facing integration, redistribution, OEM use, high-volume access or raster delivery, contact us so that access, licensing and capacity can be defined for your use case.
Discuss an Enterprise integration