Germany Orthoimagery in Plex-Earth offers high-resolution aerial orthophotos from all 16 German federal states via a unified WMS endpoint, requiring no manual setup or credits. Most states provide 0.2 m resolution, with Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and North Rhine-Westphalia offering 0.1 m. Imagery can be imported or mosaicked for projects, subject to each state's licensing terms.
Germany Orthoimagery is a curated collection of publicly available orthophotos sourced from the official geospatial agencies of all 16 German federal states. In Plex-Earth, this imagery is delivered through a single, unified WMS endpoint, so you don't need to configure individual state services manually.
Coverage and resolution by federal state
The table below shows the native ground resolution and the official data source for each state.
| State | Resolution | Source agency |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landentwicklung Baden-Württemberg |
| Bavaria | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung |
| Berlin | 0.2 m | Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen — Geodateninfrastruktur Berlin |
| Brandenburg | 0.2 m | Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg |
| Bremen | 0.1 m | Landesamt GeoInformation Bremen |
| Hamburg | 0.2 m | Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung Hamburg |
| Hessen | 0.2 m | Hessische Verwaltung für Bodenmanagement und Geoinformation |
| Lower Saxony | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landesvermessung Niedersachsen |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 0.1 m | Landesamt für innere Verwaltung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 0.1 m | Bezirksregierung Köln |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Saarland | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Vermessung, Geoinformation und Landentwicklung Saarland |
| Saxony | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Geobasisinformation Sachsen |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Schleswig-Holstein |
| Thuringia | 0.2 m | Landesamt für Bodenmanagement und Geoinformation Thüringen |
Most states provide 0.2 m (20 cm) resolution. Three states — Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and North Rhine-Westphalia — offer 0.1 m (10 cm) resolution, making them the highest-detail sources in the collection.
How to use Germany Orthoimagery in Plex-Earth
Germany Orthoimagery is available as a built-in premium provider. When creating a mosaic or importing a single image, simply select Germany Orthoimagery from the provider dropdown list.
No additional configuration, WMS URL setup, or credit purchases are needed as the provider is preconfigured and ready to use.
Terms of use
This imagery is sourced from publicly available government WMS services. Each state's geospatial agency publishes its own terms of use. When using this data for commercial projects, deliverables, or redistribution or whatever questions about usage rights, attribution is usually required but please verify compliance with the applicable state's licensing terms or contact them for more information.