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See Pricing for usage rights." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "deliveryMethodId": "map-streaming", "accessMethodId": "tms", "evidenceIds": [ "pricing" ], "accessLevel": "not-included", "notes": "One licensed user. See Pricing for usage rights." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "deliveryMethodId": "map-streaming", "accessMethodId": "wmts", "evidenceIds": [ "pricing" ], "accessLevel": "not-included", "notes": "One licensed user. See Pricing for usage rights." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro-hd", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "deliveryMethodId": "map-streaming", "accessMethodId": "earth-online", "evidenceIds": [ "pricing" ], "accessLevel": "included", "notes": "One licensed user. See Pricing for usage rights." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro-hd", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "deliveryMethodId": "map-streaming", "accessMethodId": "tms", "evidenceIds": [ "pricing" ], "accessLevel": "included", "notes": "One licensed user. 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The service checks used one account and selected locations." ], "relatedDocumentation": [ { "label": "Product overview", "path": "/product/overview/" }, { "label": "Pricing and usage rights", "path": "/access/pricing/" }, { "label": "Use in GIS", "path": "/access/use-in-gis/" } ], "creator": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "publisher": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "licenseUrl": "https://nimbo.earth/earth-online/terms-of-use/", "licenseName": "NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription", "isBasedOn": [ { "name": "Copernicus Sentinel-2", "url": "https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/data-collections/copernicus-sentinel-missions/sentinel-2" } ], "distributions": null }, { "id": "nimbo-hillshade", "publication": "public", "name": "NIMBO Hillshade", "shortName": null, "description": "Pre-rendered greyscale relief images for topographic context over continental surfaces. The observed XYZ service delivers 512 × 512 WebP tiles. 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These observations do not establish complete geographic coverage or commercial rights." }, { "id": "product-guide", "topics": [ "description", "resolution", "sources", "lifecycle" ], "sources": [ { "label": "Product guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/product/hillshade/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "The guide describes this product. Unspecified acquisition dates, source editions and revision history require confirmation." }, { "id": "pricing", "topics": [ "access" ], "sources": [ { "label": "NIMBO public pricing", "url": "https://nimbo.earth/pricing/" }, { "label": "Pricing guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/access/pricing/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "Plan details are described in Pricing. 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Confirm activation and contract terms." } ], "services": [ { "id": "xyz", "representation": { "kind": "rendered-image", "encoding": null, "unit": null, "verticalDatum": "not-applicable" }, "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "protocol": "XYZ", "layerIds": [ "hillshade" ], "urlTemplate": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/hillshade/{z}/{x}/{y}", "metadataUrl": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/hillshade", "formats": [ "image/webp" ], "tileSizePixels": 512, "minZoom": 0, "maxZoom": 10, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "notes": "Non-empty samples were 512 × 512 WebP. Zoom 10 returned images in the sampled areas; Paris requests at 11–12 returned HTTP 204. The TileJSON does not state a zoom range, so 0–10 follows the product guide and the tested working levels. 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DTM or DSM nature and accuracy depend on the sources; served pixel spacing varies with zoom and latitude.", "usage": "Decode altitude values for terrain meshes and 3D relief.", "category": "elevation-relief", "serviceAvailability": { "state": "available", "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "notes": "Service responses verified on sampled locations with one account. Availability still depends on layer, area and requested date." }, "metadataCompleteness": "partial", "resolutionDetails": { "sourceGrid": { "state": "variable", "rangeMeters": { "min": 1, "max": 30, "approximate": true }, "qualification": "Documented upstream examples span 1–30 m. 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The exact NIMBO source footprint and edition are not verified." }, { "sourceId": "copernicus-glo-30", "area": "Global land", "gridMeters": { "min": 30, "max": 30, "approximate": true }, "integration": "documented", "evidenceIds": [ "source-copernicus-glo-30" ], "notes": "Nominal 30 m DSM, with a 1 arc-second geographic grid; spacing varies with latitude. This does not certify the delivered NIMBO grid." } ], "servedGrid": { "state": "variable", "crs": "EPSG:3857", "dependsOn": [ "zoom", "latitude" ], "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "notes": "Ground spacing of served pixels varies with zoom and latitude. Tile dimensions and zoom limits are listed under Technical services; they do not establish native source resolution or accuracy." } }, "lifecycle": { "kind": "static", "version": null, "acquisitionDates": null, "revisedAt": null, "updateNotes": "A static elevation product can have revisions. Its source acquisition dates, current edition and general revision policy are not supplied.", "evidenceIds": [ "product-guide" ] }, "contractDelivery": { "state": "unconfirmed", "planId": null, "formats": null, "redistribution": "unconfirmed", "evidenceIds": [ "owner-decisions" ], "notes": "File-delivery availability and formats remain to be clarified. Streaming access does not grant bulk-download or redistribution rights; no downloadable distribution is confirmed.", "contactUrl": "https://nimbo.earth/contact/" }, "evidence": [ { "id": "service-audit", "topics": [ "services", "coverage" ], "sources": [ { "label": "Service observations (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrain-dem" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "technical-observation", "state": "verified", "validatedAt": "2026-09-30", "validatedBy": { "name": "Codex", "kind": "agent" }, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "Responses were checked with one account at sampled locations. These observations do not establish complete geographic coverage or commercial rights." }, { "id": "product-guide", "topics": [ "description", "resolution", "sources", "lifecycle" ], "sources": [ { "label": "Product guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/product/terrain-dem/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "The guide describes this product. Unspecified acquisition dates, source editions and revision history require confirmation." }, { "id": "pricing", "topics": [ "access" ], "sources": [ { "label": "NIMBO public pricing", "url": "https://nimbo.earth/pricing/" }, { "label": "Pricing guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/access/pricing/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "Plan details are described in Pricing. 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Integrated source editions, resampling, vertical references and final accuracy are not established." }, { "id": "creator-licence-confirmation-2026-10-05", "topics": [ "licensing" ], "sources": [ { "label": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, { "label": "NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription", "url": "https://nimbo.earth/earth-online/terms-of-use/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-10-05", "basis": "product-owner-response", "state": "verified", "validatedAt": "2026-10-05", "validatedBy": { "name": "KERMAP", "kind": "organization" }, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "KERMAP confirmed the dataset creator, publisher and governing NIMBO terms on 2026-10-05. 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Confirm activation and contract terms." } ], "services": [ { "id": "xyz", "representation": { "kind": "encoded-elevation", "encoding": "terrain-rgb", "unit": "metre", "verticalDatum": null }, "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "protocol": "XYZ", "layerIds": [ "terrain-rgb" ], "urlTemplate": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrain-dem/{z}/{x}/{y}", "metadataUrl": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrain-dem", "formats": [ "image/webp" ], "tileSizePixels": 512, "minZoom": 0, "maxZoom": 16, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "notes": "TileJSON advertises zooms 0–16. Paris returned data through zoom 14 and HTTP 204 at 15–16; Stockholm returned data through 16. Non-empty samples were 512 × 512 WebP; a no-data ocean response was a transparent 256 × 256 PNG. Use the extensionless URL." } ], "status": "unknown", "lastVerified": "2026-09-30", "documentationPath": "/product/terrain-dem/", "earthOnlineUrl": null, "keywords": [ "altitude", "Terrain-RGB", "elevation", "DEM" ], "limitations": [ "Source grids vary. The documented upstream examples span approximately 1–30 m, but their integration, version and resampling do not establish one certified NIMBO resolution or vertical accuracy.", "The current TileJSON advertises zooms 0–16. Higher detail is area-dependent: Paris returned no content at zooms 15–16, while Stockholm returned elevation tiles. Zoom 17 returned an invalid-zoom error.", "HTTP 200 can contain a transparent no-data tile. The audit sampled locations and did not establish an exhaustive footprint or a common vertical datum.", "Source datasets retain their own licensing and attribution requirements. See the product guide." ], "relatedDocumentation": [ { "label": "Product overview", "path": "/product/overview/" }, { "label": "TMS integration", "path": "/formats/tms/" }, { "label": "WMTS integration", "path": "/formats/wmts/" } ], "creator": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "publisher": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "licenseUrl": "https://nimbo.earth/earth-online/terms-of-use/", "licenseName": "NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription", "isBasedOn": null, "distributions": null }, { "id": "nimbo-terrarium", "publication": "public", "name": "NIMBO Terrarium", "shortName": null, "description": "Elevation tiles using Mapzen-compatible Terrarium encoding for land and sea, including bathymetry. NIMBO copied the source data; the archive date and version are not identified. The observed service returns 256 × 256 PNG tiles.", "usage": "Use altitude and bathymetry in applications that expect Terrarium encoding.", "category": "elevation-relief", "serviceAvailability": { "state": "available", "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "notes": "Service responses verified on sampled locations with one account. Availability still depends on layer, area and requested date." }, "metadataCompleteness": "partial", "resolutionDetails": { "sourceGrid": { "state": "variable", "rangeMeters": null, "qualification": "The guide describes multiple upstream elevation sources. Their current source grids and footprints have not been established for this service.", "evidenceIds": [ "product-guide" ] }, "sourceExamples": [], "servedGrid": { "state": "variable", "crs": "EPSG:3857", "dependsOn": [ "zoom", "latitude" ], "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "notes": "Ground spacing of served pixels varies with zoom and latitude. Tile dimensions and zoom limits are listed under Technical services; they do not establish native source resolution or accuracy." } }, "lifecycle": { "kind": "static", "version": null, "acquisitionDates": null, "revisedAt": null, "updateNotes": "The product guide describes a static elevation layer that may be revised. Source acquisition dates, dataset version and revision dates have not been supplied.", "evidenceIds": [ "product-guide" ] }, "contractDelivery": { "state": "unconfirmed", "planId": null, "formats": null, "redistribution": "unconfirmed", "evidenceIds": [ "owner-decisions" ], "notes": "File-delivery availability and formats remain to be clarified. Streaming access does not grant bulk-download or redistribution rights; no downloadable distribution is confirmed.", "contactUrl": "https://nimbo.earth/contact/" }, "evidence": [ { "id": "service-audit", "topics": [ "services", "coverage" ], "sources": [ { "label": "Service observations (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrarium" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "technical-observation", "state": "verified", "validatedAt": "2026-09-30", "validatedBy": { "name": "Codex", "kind": "agent" }, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "Responses were checked with one account at sampled locations. These observations do not establish complete geographic coverage or commercial rights." }, { "id": "product-guide", "topics": [ "description", "resolution", "sources", "lifecycle" ], "sources": [ { "label": "Product guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/product/terrarium/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "The guide describes this product. Unspecified acquisition dates, source editions and revision history require confirmation." }, { "id": "pricing", "topics": [ "access" ], "sources": [ { "label": "NIMBO public pricing", "url": "https://nimbo.earth/pricing/" }, { "label": "Pricing guide", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/access/pricing/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-09-30", "basis": "documentation", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "Plan details are described in Pricing. File formats, current WMS offer terms and complete licences require confirmation." }, { "id": "owner-decisions", "topics": [ "access", "description", "coverage", "lifecycle", "sources", "licensing", "contract-delivery", "resolution" ], "sources": [ { "label": "NIMBO product information", "url": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-NGTHPd9AHCYid398R918kInzCKB2EEHaPKe6XD3C10/edit#gid=2004502907" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-10-01", "basis": "product-owner-response", "state": "documented", "validatedAt": null, "validatedBy": null, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "NIMBO Terrarium is a copy of the source archive covering land and sea. The copied edition, acquisition dates, vertical references and final accuracy are not established." }, { "id": "creator-licence-confirmation-2026-10-05", "topics": [ "licensing" ], "sources": [ { "label": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, { "label": "NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription", "url": "https://nimbo.earth/earth-online/terms-of-use/" } ], "checkedAt": "2026-10-05", "basis": "product-owner-response", "state": "verified", "validatedAt": "2026-10-05", "validatedBy": { "name": "KERMAP", "kind": "organization" }, "responsible": "KERMAP", "notes": "KERMAP confirmed the dataset creator, publisher and governing NIMBO terms on 2026-10-05. This confirmation does not establish additional access, redistribution rights or upstream source licences." } ], "family": "nimbo-terrain", "type": "dem", "resolutionMeters": null, "resolutionKind": "unknown", "updateFrequency": "static", "sources": [ "mapzen-elevation" ], "layers": [ "terrarium" ], "temporalCoverage": null, "geographicCoverage": [ "land-and-sea" ], "accessRules": [ { "scope": "method", "planId": "discovery", "layerId": "terrarium", "deliveryMethodId": "elevation-tiles", "accessMethodId": "xyz", "evidenceIds": [ "owner-decisions" ], "accessLevel": "evaluation", "notes": "Access confirmed for Discovery evaluation; this does not add commercial or redistribution rights." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro", "layerId": "terrarium", "deliveryMethodId": "elevation-tiles", "accessMethodId": "xyz", "evidenceIds": [ "owner-decisions" ], "accessLevel": "included", "notes": "Product access confirmed for this plan; sharing and delivery rights remain separate." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "pro-hd", "layerId": "terrarium", "deliveryMethodId": "elevation-tiles", "accessMethodId": "xyz", "evidenceIds": [ "owner-decisions" ], "accessLevel": "included", "notes": "Product access confirmed for this plan; sharing and delivery rights remain separate." }, { "scope": "method", "planId": "enterprise", "layerId": "terrarium", "deliveryMethodId": "elevation-tiles", "accessMethodId": "xyz", "evidenceIds": [ "pricing" ], "accessLevel": "by-agreement", "notes": "Listed as an Enterprise advanced service; XYZ is a verified technical capability. Confirm activation and contract terms." } ], "services": [ { "id": "xyz", "representation": { "kind": "encoded-elevation", "encoding": "terrarium", "unit": "metre", "verticalDatum": null }, "evidenceIds": [ "service-audit" ], "protocol": "XYZ", "layerIds": [ "terrarium" ], "urlTemplate": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrarium/{z}/{x}/{y}", "metadataUrl": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/terrarium", "formats": [ "image/png" ], "tileSizePixels": 256, "minZoom": 0, "maxZoom": 13, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "notes": "PNG elevation tiles use Terrarium encoding. Zoom 13 returned data in the sampled areas; Paris requests at 14–15 returned HTTP 204. The TileJSON does not state a zoom range, so 0–13 follows the product guide and the tested working levels. Use the extensionless URL." } ], "status": "unknown", "lastVerified": "2026-09-30", "documentationPath": "/product/terrarium/", "earthOnlineUrl": null, "keywords": [ "altitude", "Terrarium", "bathymetry", "elevation" ], "limitations": [ "Ground pixel spacing varies with zoom and latitude. Approximately 19 m per pixel at the equator at zoom 13 is tile-grid spacing, not a uniform native dataset resolution.", "Configure client maxzoom to 13 and oversample at higher display zooms. The sampled zoom-14 and zoom-15 requests returned HTTP 204 with no image.", "Use Terrarium decoding with its -32768 offset. Terrain-RGB decoding produces incorrect elevation values.", "The service's TileJSON echoes the request token in tile URLs. Remove credentials before saving or sharing metadata." ], "relatedDocumentation": [ { "label": "Product overview", "path": "/product/overview/" }, { "label": "Terrain-RGB encoding", "path": "/product/terrain-dem/" } ], "creator": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "publisher": { "name": "KERMAP", "url": "https://kermap.com/" }, "licenseUrl": "https://nimbo.earth/earth-online/terms-of-use/", "licenseName": "NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription", "isBasedOn": null, "distributions": null } ], "releases": [ { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-rgb-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "rgb-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 1 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-nir-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "nir-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 2 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-ndvi-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "ndvi-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 3 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-traceability-10m-2026-07", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "traceability-10m", "period": "2026-07", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 6 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-hd-2-5m-rgb-2-5m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 5 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-traceability-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "traceability-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-10-05", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "KERMAP (availability confirmation)", "source": { "label": "KERMAP availability confirmation (2026-10-05)", "url": null }, "notes": "Availability of the August 2026 Traceability edition was confirmed by KERMAP on 2026-10-05. The exact publication date and geographic footprint were not supplied; check the requested area." } ], "latestAvailability": [ { "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "latestKnown": [ { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-ndvi-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "ndvi-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 3 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-nir-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "nir-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 2 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-rgb-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "rgb-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 1 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." }, { "id": "nimbo-basemap-10m-traceability-10m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-basemap-10m", "layerId": "traceability-10m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-10-05", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "KERMAP (availability confirmation)", "source": { "label": "KERMAP availability confirmation (2026-10-05)", "url": null }, "notes": "Availability of the August 2026 Traceability edition was confirmed by KERMAP on 2026-10-05. The exact publication date and geographic footprint were not supplied; check the requested area." } ] }, { "datasetId": "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "latestKnown": [ { "id": "nimbo-hd-2-5m-rgb-2-5m-2026-08", "datasetId": "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "layerId": "rgb-2-5m", "period": "2026-08", "geographicCoverage": null, "status": "published", "version": null, "publishedAt": null, "verifiedAt": "2026-09-30", "responsible": "KERMAP", "verifiedBy": "Codex (authenticated service audit)", "source": { "label": "Authenticated WMTS inventory and sampled TMS, WMTS and WMS responses (2026-09-30)", "url": "https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/mapcache/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml" }, "notes": "Latest month advertised for code 5 at the audit date. Non-empty samples were checked around Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney, Stockholm and Sumatra. The complete edition footprint and publication date were not established." } ] }, { "datasetId": "nimbo-hillshade", "latestKnown": null }, { "datasetId": "nimbo-terrain", "latestKnown": null }, { "datasetId": "nimbo-terrarium", "latestKnown": null } ], "policy": { "facts": [ { "id": "professional-use", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Pro and Pro HD allow internal professional use by the licensed user, including work in a GIS. Sharing deliverables with clients follows the rules below; it does not give clients access to the NIMBO service.", "summary": "Pro and Pro HD allow internal professional use, including work in a GIS." }, { "id": "image-sharing", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Full-resolution NIMBO imagery and renders must not be shared with third parties, including HD or 4K image exports. Inserting an image in a PDF, presentation or video does not remove this restriction. Exports that enable abusive redistribution of the underlying imagery are prohibited.", "summary": "Do not share full-resolution imagery or HD/4K image exports with third parties, including inside PDFs, presentations or videos." }, { "id": "degraded-sharing", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Degraded imagery may be usable in deliverables for third parties if NIMBO is informed and explicitly credited, along with the applicable source attributions. This is not an automatic general authorization. Informing NIMBO does not mean obtaining prior approval. Notification and attribution do not make a full-resolution export permissible.", "summary": "Degraded imagery may be usable with NIMBO informed and credited, plus the applicable source credits. This is not automatic permission or a requirement for prior approval." }, { "id": "sharing-size", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "No maximum pixel count, image dimensions, print resolution or area threshold has been defined. There is no defined reduction ratio, compression level, blur or other automatic test for degraded imagery. Contact NIMBO to clarify an ambiguous case.", "summary": "No numerical export threshold or automatic definition of degraded imagery is set. Contact NIMBO about ambiguous cases." }, { "id": "statistics-vectors", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Pro and Pro HD subscribers may provide statistics and vector outputs derived from NIMBO data to clients, in reports or as deliverables, with NIMBO and the applicable source attributions. The restriction on full-resolution imagery does not prohibit these statistical or vector outputs. This permission does not include retransmitting the raw imagery stream, sharing an account or token, or giving clients access to the NIMBO service.", "summary": "Pro and Pro HD allow statistics and vector outputs in client deliverables, with NIMBO and source credits. Raw imagery streams, accounts, tokens and service access are not included." }, { "id": "discovery-access", "section": "access", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "Discovery provides evaluation access to Natural Color, NIMBO HD and terrain layers. NIR and NDVI are not included. Natural Color and HD test imagery is watermarked. Evaluation access does not include additional commercial or redistribution rights." }, { "id": "radar-withdrawn", "section": "layers", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "RADAR has been withdrawn from NIMBO and is no longer an available layer." }, { "id": "confidence-request", "section": "layers", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "Confidence is available on request to Enterprise customers. It is not a standard included or self-service layer. Confirm delivery methods, coverage and available editions with NIMBO. The score definition, calibration and interpretation thresholds have not been confirmed." }, { "id": "monthly-synthesis", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "The monthly synthesis interpolates the available and usable Sentinel-2 acquisitions, taking cloud coverage into account, to represent conditions as close as possible to the 15th of the represented month. The 15th is a synthesis target, not the acquisition date of every pixel." }, { "id": "traceability-meaning", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Traceability classes describe calendar months relative to the requested month M, not exact acquisition dates. The class-assignment rule for pixels interpolated from multiple acquisitions is unknown. NoData and transparency behavior have not been specified." }, { "id": "ndvi-render", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "The map NDVI is a colorized render calculated from the monthly synthesis. Numerical NDVI values are not directly accessible from that render. Calculating NDVI from the synthesis is distinct from averaging per-acquisition NDVI values. The 8-bit colors do not define a 0–255 to NDVI conversion." }, { "id": "delivery-scope", "section": "delivery", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "TMS and WMTS provide access to map tiles. Tile access does not authorize bulk downloading or redistribution. File delivery, including GeoTIFF/COG availability, requires confirmation for the requested product and area." }, { "id": "wms-status", "section": "delivery", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "WMS rendered-image responses were observed on 2026-09-30. Current WMS access conditions depend on your offer and require confirmation with NIMBO." }, { "id": "publication-target", "section": "publication", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "Monthly editions have an operational publication target of the 15th of the following month. Delays of up to two weeks can occur. This is not a contractual guarantee or evidence that an edition has actually been published." }, { "id": "dates-distinct", "section": "publication", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "The represented month, source acquisition dates, actual publication date and last observation date are distinct. A target publication date does not confirm that an edition has been released. The catalogue export timestamp is not a product acquisition, publication, revision or verification date." }, { "id": "basemap-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "No availability mask is currently supplied for Basemap. Its general coverage does not prove that every layer is available for every area and month. Check the requested layer, area and edition." }, { "id": "hd-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "NIMBO HD production is worldwide. Some areas with excessive cloud cover may be awaiting production. Worldwide production does not guarantee every area in every edition; confirm the requested area and month." }, { "id": "continental-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Terrain-RGB and its derived relief products concern continental surfaces. Exact footprint boundaries and NoData areas have not been confirmed; a continental extent is not proof of a populated tile at every location." }, { "id": "terrarium-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "Terrarium covers land and sea. Exact footprint boundaries and NoData areas have not been confirmed." }, { "id": "elevation-nature", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "Elevation can represent a digital terrain model (DTM) or a digital surface model (DSM), depending on the source. Some source heights can include surface features rather than bare ground. Accuracy depends on the source; a common harmonization process has not been confirmed." }, { "id": "terrain-processing", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain" ], "text": "For Terrain-RGB, each source is converted to RGB DEM, then reprojected and integrated in a TMS tiling system in EPSG:3857. The WebP encoding is lossless. The published endpoint uses the documented XYZ connection settings. Resampling, zoom generation and final vertical accuracy have not been confirmed." }, { "id": "terrarium-copy", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "NIMBO copied the Terrarium source data. The imported archive date and version have not been supplied; no additional NIMBO processing, enrichment or exact upstream edition is confirmed. Terrarium and Terrain-RGB remain distinct products." }, { "id": "elevation-accuracy", "section": "resolution", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "Native source resolution, served pixel spacing, encoding step and vertical accuracy are different properties. Vertical accuracy depends on the source. Vertical references, resampling and source-specific accuracy measurements have not been confirmed. Hydrological and other demanding analytical uses require corresponding validation." }, { "id": "terrain-sources", "section": "sources", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain" ], "text": "The identified global and national sources are listed below. The list and upstream native grids do not identify the exact editions, acquisition dates, source priorities or resampling used in a NIMBO tile. Source attribution notices do not constitute a complete dataset licence." }, { "id": "terrarium-sources", "section": "sources", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "The identified Terrarium lineage is the Mapzen/Tilezen elevation archive. Upstream documentation names land, regional and bathymetry sources; it does not establish which editions are in the NIMBO copy. Source-specific attribution remains applicable, and a complete licence reference for the NIMBO dataset is not yet supplied." }, { "id": "cloud-quality", "section": "limitations", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Cloud reduction is a processing objective; residual clouds and artefacts remain possible. Quantified cloud-removal performance and radiometric-stability measurements have not been supplied." }, { "id": "hd-validation", "section": "limitations", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "The 2.5 m grid is produced by super-resolution from the 10 m mosaic, not a native 2.5 m acquisition. Model details and measured radiometric performance have not been supplied. Reconstructed small objects require independent validation before analytical use." }, { "id": "hillshade-method", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Hillshade is a rendered relief image, not encoded elevation values. Its source DEM and calculation settings, including lighting, smoothing and contrast, have not been confirmed." }, { "id": "archive-revisions", "section": "lifecycle", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "The policy for reprocessing past editions, changing data at an unchanged URL and retaining revision history has not been specified. Confirm the edition and revision before comparing archive data." }, { "id": "traceability-archive", "section": "limitations", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Traceability availability must be checked independently of RGB, for the requested area and edition. Some advertised archive editions returned errors in samples checked on 2026-09-30. Current availability for those editions has not been confirmed." }, { "id": "geocredits-open", "section": "credits", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Check the renewal and expiry details for your account, or contact NIMBO for the rule applicable to your plan. Billing for WMS, 512-pixel tiles, NoData or error responses and metadata requests requires clarification; a tile example does not establish the charge for every request type." }, { "id": "catalogue-scope", "section": "limitations", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Availability and access conditions for LAI, the 2020 reference product and the NDVI statistics API have not been confirmed. Contact NIMBO about these products and services." }, { "id": "comparisons", "section": "limitations", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "No published benchmark currently establishes relative loading speed or performance against competing services." }, { "id": "licence-open", "section": "rights", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m", "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Credit NIMBO and the applicable upstream sources for permitted uses. Attribution alone does not authorize redistribution. NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription govern use of these datasets. Applicable upstream source licences and attribution can vary by product and area; contact NIMBO if these are unclear.", "summary": "Keep the NIMBO and applicable source credits. Attribution alone does not authorize redistribution." }, { "id": "relief-access", "section": "access", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Discovery provides evaluation access to this relief layer. Pro and Pro HD include access. Plan access does not include additional redistribution or third-party service rights." }, { "id": "relief-delivery", "section": "delivery", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "Use the documented tile service for this product. Access to tiles does not authorize bulk downloading or redistribution. File-delivery availability and formats require confirmation." }, { "id": "ndvi-delivery", "section": "delivery", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Numerical NDVI delivery and the NDVI statistics API are separate from the colorized map service. Their availability and access conditions have not been confirmed." }, { "id": "terrain-encoding-step", "section": "resolution", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain" ], "text": "Terrain-RGB represents encoded heights in 0.1 m steps. This is not a 0.1 m vertical-accuracy guarantee." }, { "id": "terrarium-encoding-step", "section": "resolution", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrarium" ], "text": "In the Terrarium decoding formula, a one-unit change in the blue channel represents 1/256 m. This encoding step is not a vertical-accuracy guarantee." }, { "id": "hd-reprocessing", "section": "lifecycle", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "The HD processing-version chronology does not establish that older editions were reprocessed with the current version." }, { "id": "static-revisions", "section": "lifecycle", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-terrain", "nimbo-terrarium", "nimbo-hillshade" ], "text": "This is a static product without a monthly archive. 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The catalogue export timestamp is not a product acquisition, publication, revision or verification date.", "summary": "Monthly editions have an operational publication target of the 15th of the following month. Delays of up to two weeks can occur. This is not a contractual guarantee or evidence that an edition has actually been published. The represented month, source acquisition dates, actual publication date and last observation date are distinct. A target publication date does not confirm that an edition has been released. The catalogue export timestamp is not a product acquisition, publication, revision or verification date.", "facts": { "policyFacts": [ { "id": "publication-target", "section": "publication", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m", "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "Monthly editions have an operational publication target of the 15th of the following month. Delays of up to two weeks can occur. 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Their availability and access conditions have not been confirmed.", "facts": { "policyFacts": [ { "id": "ndvi-render", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "The map NDVI is a colorized render calculated from the monthly synthesis. Numerical NDVI values are not directly accessible from that render. Calculating NDVI from the synthesis is distinct from averaging per-acquisition NDVI values. The 8-bit colors do not define a 0–255 to NDVI conversion." }, { "id": "ndvi-delivery", "section": "delivery", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Numerical NDVI delivery and the NDVI statistics API are separate from the colorized map service. Their availability and access conditions have not been confirmed." } ], "detail": null }, "asOf": null, "evidence": [ { "basis": "documentation", "source": { "label": "NIMBO documentation", "url": "https://docs.nimbo.earth/about/faq/" }, "factIds": [ "ndvi-render", "ndvi-delivery" ] } ], "nextStep": null } }, { "question": { "kind": "policy", "topic": "global-coverage" }, "answer": { "state": "documented", "statement": "No availability mask is currently supplied for Basemap. Its general coverage does not prove that every layer is available for every area and month. Check the requested layer, area and edition. NIMBO HD production is worldwide. Some areas with excessive cloud cover may be awaiting production. Worldwide production does not guarantee every area in every edition; confirm the requested area and month.", "summary": "No availability mask is currently supplied for Basemap. Its general coverage does not prove that every layer is available for every area and month. Check the requested layer, area and edition. NIMBO HD production is worldwide. Some areas with excessive cloud cover may be awaiting production. Worldwide production does not guarantee every area in every edition; confirm the requested area and month.", "facts": { "policyFacts": [ { "id": "basemap-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "No availability mask is currently supplied for Basemap. Its general coverage does not prove that every layer is available for every area and month. Check the requested layer, area and edition." }, { "id": "hd-coverage", "section": "coverage", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-hd-2-5m" ], "text": "NIMBO HD production is worldwide. Some areas with excessive cloud cover may be awaiting production. 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The class-assignment rule for pixels interpolated from multiple acquisitions is unknown. NoData and transparency behavior have not been specified.", "facts": { "policyFacts": [ { "id": "traceability-meaning", "section": "method", "datasetIds": [ "nimbo-basemap-10m" ], "text": "Traceability classes describe calendar months relative to the requested month M, not exact acquisition dates. The class-assignment rule for pixels interpolated from multiple acquisitions is unknown. 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