Free-map.org live satellite map is near real-time true color satellite images from MODIS Terra, VIIRS SNPP, and VIIRS NOAA-20 satellites.
These layers deliver natural-looking views of Earth, showing clouds, dust, smoke, vegetation, and ice in realistic colors, with updates available within a few hours of satellite overpass.
The map displays true color composites from three advanced NASA instruments:
- MODIS Terra True Color – the classic NASA imagery from the Terra satellite
- VIIRS SNPP True Color – high-resolution imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite
- VIIRS NOAA-20 True Color – the latest generation imagery from the NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) satellite
These near real-time true color satellite images from MODIS Terra, VIIRS SNPP, and VIIRS NOAA-20 are highly useful for weather monitoring, storm tracking, wildfire detection, and smoke analysis. They also support air quality assessment, dust and volcanic ash tracking, as well as environmental monitoring of vegetation, snow, and ice cover. In addition, they play a key role in natural disaster response and provide valuable educational insights into Earth’s dynamic processes.
