GeoImage
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GeoImage
Details and Options


- GeoImage requires internet connectivity and may use external services requiring Service Credits.
- In GeoImage[reg,…], the region reg can be specified as a geo entity, a geo primitive, a location or list of locations, or in general as any valid input to GeoGraphics.
- GeoImage[reg,mapstyle,opts] effectively returns the background image used by GeoGraphics[reg,GeoBackgroundmapstyle,opts].
- Possible forms for mapstyle include:
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Automatic use default "Satellite" map style "ReliefMap" elevation data as color with shadows "Satellite" satellite imagery "SatelliteWithLabels" satellite imagery with labels "StreetMap" street map data "StreetMapLabelsOnly" street map labels only "StreetMapNoLabels" street map data omitting labels - Options of GeoImage include:
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AspectRatio Automatic aspect ratio of the final projected image Background Automatic background color outside the projected map GeoCenter Automatic center coordinates to use GeoGridRange All projected coordinate range to include GeoGridRangePadding Automatic how much to pad the projected range GeoModel Automatic model of the Earth (or other body) to use GeoProjection "Mercator" projection to use GeoRange Automatic geographic area range to include GeoRangePadding Automatic how much to pad the geographic range GeoResolution Automatic average distance between pixels GeoServer Automatic specification of a tile server GeoZoomLevel Automatic zoom to use for tile download ImageSize Automatic image size of result MetaInformation {} additional fields of metainformation RasterSize Automatic raster dimensions for the underlying data - GeoImage[] gives a satellite image centered on the current geo location.
- GeoImage returns an image whose MetaInformation option setting contains copyright and other information about the source of geo imagery, as well as geo tagging information.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (5)Summary of the most common use cases

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-v8o0nj

Satellite image of Iceland using an external tile provider:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-36oin7

Image of Iceland using the "StreetMap" map style:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-kyie7b

Satellite image around a given location:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-7nlzvn

Satellite image of a geo region specified by two corner points, using the Mercator projection:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-hlviwf

Options (24)Common values & functionality for each option
AspectRatio (1)
Construct map images of the same area with different aspect ratios:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-lmlxur


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-cryaa1


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-w7plhh


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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-w24hrf


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-1shul5

Background (1)
GeoCenter (2)
GeoGridRange (2)
Specify projected coordinate ranges in the coordinate system determined by the projection:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-075knu

A map of the Chicago area in zone 16 of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-2jt3ze


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-vsy0sy

GeoGridRangePadding (1)
GeoModel (2)
GeoProjection (2)
GeoRange (2)
GeoRangePadding (2)
GeoResolution (1)
GeoServer (2)
Use tiles from the default geo server:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-luq86e

Use tiles from an external provider:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-8zb4hv

Limit the number of tiles that will be downloaded in a GeoImage call:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-20355e
With a larger setting, the tiles will be downloaded:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-lb4i5r

GeoZoomLevel (1)
ImageSize (1)
GeoImage automatically chooses an image size around 400 pixels in width:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-boowg7

Specify the image size of the result:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-g4vd6a

MetaInformation (1)
By default, GeoImage stores Exif information in the result, as well as attribution data:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-3m43yn


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-1uhsue

Store additional metainformation:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-6czmid


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-7c5ob6

RasterSize (3)
Specify the number of pixels of the image in the horizontal direction:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-h9gwwa


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-koxsw2

Specify maximum numbers of pixels in both dimensions:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-rasbeg


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-p5ot3u

RasterSize and ImageSize can be specified independently:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-zwer5g

The image dimensions are determined by RasterSize, while ImageSize gives the size on the screen:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-b96eb9

Properties & Relations (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions
GeoImage effectively returns the geo background image used in GeoGraphics for a given input:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-ldcg2u


https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpsyuaq-jw02db

Wolfram Research (2017), GeoImage, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html (updated 2019).
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Wolfram Research (2017), GeoImage, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html (updated 2019).
Wolfram Research (2017), GeoImage, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html (updated 2019).
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Wolfram Language. 2017. "GeoImage." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html.
Wolfram Language. 2017. "GeoImage." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2017). GeoImage. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html
Wolfram Language. (2017). GeoImage. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_geoimage, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GeoImage}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-July-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_geoimage, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GeoImage}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoImage.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-July-2025
]}