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Scotland map layers

24 layers for metal detecting in Scotland, in 9 categories. 2 are free on every plan: Historic Footpaths and Roman Roads. 22 more open with Explorer.

18 of these are also in other nations in United Kingdom. Each links to one page that lists them all.

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Dynamic LiDAR™ in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

Historic Footpaths

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  • Historic Footpaths in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Historic FootpathsFree

    Historic Footpaths

    Historic footpaths show routes recorded in an earlier landscape.

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    Historic Footpaths in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Free. Opens on every plan, including Free.

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Historic footpaths show routes recorded in an earlier landscape. Compare them with old settlements and modern mapping to understand how people moved through the area. An old path is not proof of a present-day public right of way.

    What it is for

    Compare the old route with modern roads, settlements and terrain to research how people moved through the area.

    Limits

    The route may be approximate, changed or no longer visible. It does not establish a present-day right of access.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

Archaeological Data

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  • Roman Roads in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Archaeological DataFree

    Roman Roads

    Roman road layers show recorded or reconstructed routes associated with Roman travel.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Roman Roads in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Free. Opens on every plan, including Free.

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Ancient Places in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Archaeological DataExplorer

    Ancient Places

    Ancient-place records help you research where earlier settlements or other sites were recorded.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Ancient Places in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Hillforts Scotland in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Archaeological DataExplorer

    Hillforts Scotland

    Hillfort records identify sites associated with enclosed or defended hilltop settlement.

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    Hillforts Scotland in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Hillfort records identify sites associated with enclosed or defended hilltop settlement. Use them to understand the history of the surrounding landscape. Many such sites have protections, so a marker is for research rather than an invitation to detect.

    What it is for

    Read the available record and compare its date, description and location with other historical sources.

    Limits

    Record locations may be generalised or approximate. Historic interest does not establish permission to detect or disturb a site.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

GB1900 Historic Place Names

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  • Historic in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Historic

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Historic in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Mining in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Mining

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Mining in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Settlements in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Settlements

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Settlements in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Transport in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Transport

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Transport in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Land & Natural in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Land & Natural

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Land & Natural in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Water in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Water

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Water in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Other in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    GB1900 Historic Place NamesExplorer

    Other

    GB1900 records place names and map text transcribed from historic mapping around 1900.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Other in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    The layer drawn over satellite imagery. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

Land Use & No Access Zones

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  • Scheduled Monuments in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Land Use & No Access ZonesExplorer

    Scheduled Monuments

    Heritage records identify places recognised for their cultural or historic importance.

    Read the write-up
    Scheduled Monuments in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Heritage records identify places recognised for their cultural or historic importance. Use the records to understand the history and protection of an area. A heritage marker is for research, not an invitation to search or disturb the site.

    What it is for

    Turn on the relevant layers together and read their legends and notes. Check current conditions with the land manager before planning a visit.

    Limits

    An unshaded area is not automatically available for detecting. Different permissions and restrictions can overlap.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

    Legend

    Land Use & Access
    • Schedule Monuments
    • Battlefields
    • SSSI
    • Ancient Woodland
    • Historic Footpaths
    • Property Boundaries
  • Battlefields in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Land Use & No Access ZonesExplorer

    Battlefields

    Battlefield areas map the extent of recorded studies or core fighting areas.

    Read the write-up
    Battlefields in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Battlefield areas map the extent of recorded studies or core fighting areas. Use them to understand the wider historic landscape and check protections. A study boundary is not a detecting permission boundary.

    What it is for

    Turn on the relevant layers together and read their legends and notes. Check current conditions with the land manager before planning a visit.

    Limits

    An unshaded area is not automatically available for detecting. Different permissions and restrictions can overlap.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

    Legend

    Land Use & Access
    • Schedule Monuments
    • Battlefields
    • SSSI
    • Ancient Woodland
    • Historic Footpaths
    • Property Boundaries
  • Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Land Use & No Access ZonesExplorer

    Sites of Special Scientific Interest

    Sites of Special Scientific Interest are areas designated for important wildlife, habitats or geology.

    Read the write-up
    Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Sites of Special Scientific Interest are areas designated for important wildlife, habitats or geology. Use the boundaries to spot where special protections need checking. The map is not a statement that a proposed activity is allowed.

    What it is for

    Turn on the relevant layers together and read their legends and notes. Check current conditions with the land manager before planning a visit.

    Limits

    An unshaded area is not automatically available for detecting. Different permissions and restrictions can overlap.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

    Legend

    Land Use & Access
    • Schedule Monuments
    • Battlefields
    • SSSI
    • Ancient Woodland
    • Historic Footpaths
    • Property Boundaries
  • Ancient Woodland in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Land Use & No Access ZonesExplorer

    Ancient Woodland

    Ancient woodland records map areas recognised as long-established woodland.

    Read the write-up
    Ancient Woodland in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    About this layer

    Ancient woodland records map areas recognised as long-established woodland. They help you understand landscape history and conservation constraints. They do not identify public access or permission to detect.

    What it is for

    Turn on the relevant layers together and read their legends and notes. Check current conditions with the land manager before planning a visit.

    Limits

    An unshaded area is not automatically available for detecting. Different permissions and restrictions can overlap.

    Source

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

    Legend

    Land Use & Access
    • Schedule Monuments
    • Battlefields
    • SSSI
    • Ancient Woodland
    • Historic Footpaths
    • Property Boundaries

Property Boundaries

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  • Property Boundaries in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Property BoundariesExplorer

    Property Boundaries

    Property boundaries show how the land is divided into parcels.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Property Boundaries in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

Field Conditions

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  • Field Conditions (weekly) in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Field ConditionsExplorer

    Field Conditions (weekly)

    Which fields are freshly turned, bare, in stubble or green this week, read from satellite.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Field Conditions (weekly) in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    Drawn with the app's own Field Conditions style over the live weekly tiles. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data Sentinel-2

    Draws from zoom 6.

Watercourses

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  • Watercourses in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    WatercoursesExplorer

    Watercourses

    Waterways show the mapped routes of rivers, creeks and drainage lines.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Watercourses in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

Old Maps

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  • OS One-Inch 'Hills' 1885-1903 (1:63,360) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Old MapsExplorer

    OS One-Inch 'Hills' 1885-1903 (1:63,360)

    Historical maps show how an area was recorded in an earlier period.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    OS One-Inch 'Hills' 1885-1903 (1:63,360) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • OS Historical 1919-1947 in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Old MapsExplorer

    OS Historical 1919-1947

    Historical maps show how an area was recorded in an earlier period.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    OS Historical 1919-1947 in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:10k (circa 1888) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Old MapsExplorer

    UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:10k (circa 1888)

    Historical maps show how an area was recorded in an earlier period.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:10k (circa 1888) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:25k (circa 1937) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Old MapsExplorer

    UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:25k (circa 1937)

    Historical maps show how an area was recorded in an earlier period.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    UK Ordnance Survey OSGB 1:25k (circa 1937) in the Detector Maps app, Scotland© Mapbox, © Maxar

    A screen from the Detector Maps app. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer. On the Free plan it works inside your one free area of 250 km².

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

Terrain+™ LiDAR

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  • Terrain+™ Analysis in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Terrain+™ LiDARExplorer

    Terrain+™ Analysis

    Outline an area of any shape up to 3 miles across over Scotland's 0.5 m and 1 m LiDAR and see the ground full screen as a 3D surface, with a VE slider to raise or flatten it. Any layer can be draped over it. It shows Dynamic LiDAR™, turned on as it is built, and its LiDAR button sets Dynamic LiDAR™'s look on the model and the map alike: hillshade, slope, local relief, sky view and openness, multi-scale relief, VAT, red relief, Multi-Light PCA or the SVF/LRM Composite, each with settings to bring out the features you are after. Save a model with the button beside the X to keep it on the phone for 30 days and open it from the Terrain+™ LiDAR menu in the field, without a connection.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Terrain+™ Analysis in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    Terrain+ builds a 3D model of an outlined area and shows Dynamic LiDAR on it. This is that Dynamic LiDAR look (Leadhills lead mines, Scotland), not a 3D screenshot. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer.

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

  • Dynamic LiDAR™ in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar
    Terrain+™ LiDARExplorer

    Dynamic LiDAR™

    Dynamic LiDAR™ draws Scotland's 0.5 m and 1 m LiDAR over the map on the phone as you move, in any of Terrain+™'s relief renderings (hillshade, slope, local relief, sky view and openness, multi-scale relief, VAT and red relief), Multi-Light PCA or the SVF/LRM Composite.

    Also in 2 other nations in United Kingdom
    Read the write-up
    Dynamic LiDAR™ in Scotland, drawn over satellite imagery© Mapbox, © Maxar

    Drawn by the app's own engine from the live survey files at Leadhills lead mines, Scotland. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.

    Explorer. Opens with Explorer.

    Open in the app

    This layer works the same way in 3 places in United Kingdom, so its full write-up, legend and plan are on one page.

    Read the full write-up

    Source in Scotland

    Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™

    Draws from zoom 6.

Sources

Where the data comes from.

Every card names its source. The sources named on this page are:

  • Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, UK & Scotland public datasets; styling © Detector Maps™
  • Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data Sentinel-2

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

Plans

What the pills mean.

Every layer shows the plan that opens it. The free plan never runs out. Prices are shown once, here.

Free

Open on every plan, forever. Includes recorded finds and old maps where the place has them.

Explorer

Opens every base layer, and offline maps for the areas you choose. £50 a year or £10 a month, including 20% VAT.

Add-on

A layer sold on its own: the Dynamic NDVI add-on for England, +£50 a year.

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The UK has Free and Explorer. There is no Pro plan.

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

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