ALOS World 3D 30m (AW3D30) digital surface model derived from ALOS PRISM stereo imagery by JAXA, providing 30m resolution global elevation data. Alternative to SRTM with better accuracy in some terrain types. The higher-res 12.5m PALSAR RTC DEM is also available via ASF.

ISRO satellite imagery archive including Resourcesat LISS-III, AWiFS, and Cartosat DEM freely downloadable for the Maharashtra region, with resolutions from 23.5m to 56m.

ISRO satellite imagery (Resourcesat LISS-III, AWiFS, Cartosat DEM) freely downloadable for Maharashtra region

Global 30m digital surface model derived from TanDEM-X radar data with water body flattening

C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery providing all-weather, day/night, cloud-penetrating observations at 5-20m resolution. Critical for flood mapping during monsoon, crop monitoring, and ground subsidence detection in Maharashtra.

10m resolution 13-band optical satellite imagery with 5-day revisit for Maharashtra

Maharashtra — Community-digitized village-level boundary polygons for all Maharashtra districts

Community-digitized village-level boundary polygons for all Maharashtra districts across 36 districts in GeoJSON format, enabling granular spatial analysis.

Sentinel-1/2 derived global land cover with 11 classes at 10m resolution

ISFR biennial forest cover maps at district level using satellite interpretation for Maharashtra

Global Human Settlement Layer providing built-up surface area at 10m resolution from 1975-2030 in 5-year intervals. Maharashtra subset reveals 50 years of urbanization patterns across Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and tier-2/3 cities.

Hansen Tree Cover Loss — Annual 30m resolution tree cover loss data for Maharashtra (2001-2024) from Landsat imagery

District and taluka boundary shapefiles with 600+ census attributes per village

Maharashtra — Multi-layer GIS platform with 23 layers including admin, transport, forest, terrain, and settlements

River basins, sub-basins, watershed boundaries, dams, reservoirs, and ground water layers for Maharashtra

India's highest-resolution civilian optical satellite providing 0.28m panchromatic and 1.1m multispectral imagery. Available via Bhoonidhi portal - free for government entities, priced for non-government. Covers 17x17km scenes with exceptional detail for building-level urban mapping and infrastructure monitoring.

Indian C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite (follow-on to RISAT-1) with StripMAP, ScanSAR, and Spotlight imaging modes. Provides all-weather observation capability with derived products including 500m operational soil moisture. Free open data available via Bhoonidhi for coarser-than-5m resolution modes.

Annual 500m global land cover classification (IGBP 17-class) covering Maharashtra from 2001 to present

Daily BRDF-corrected surface reflectance at 500m resolution from Terra+Aqua MODIS (7 spectral bands from visible to SWIR). Removes sun-angle and directional effects for consistent multi-temporal analysis. Superior to standard reflectance products for land cover classification and time-series spectral analysis.

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre geospatial layers covering land use, admin boundaries, watersheds, and thematic maps for all 36 districts at 1:50K scale.

Curated global vector dataset including India state boundaries with name variants and statistical codes

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission launched July 2025, providing dual-frequency L-band and S-band SAR data at ~8m resolution with 12-day repeat cycle. Measures surface deformation less than 1cm. Critical for tracking land subsidence, earthquake deformation, glacier dynamics, and ecosystem changes across Maharashtra.

Ward boundaries, tree census, air quality, rainfall, and climate action GIS datasets for Maharashtra cities

Crowdsourced vector map data including roads, buildings, POIs, land use, and waterways covering Maharashtra

Rural Road Network GIS — National rural road connectivity data with geo-tagged facilities for Maharashtra

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission 1 arc-second (~30m) global elevation data covering all of Maharashtra

Topographic map sheets at 1:50K scale covering Maharashtra terrain, contours, settlements, and transport networks

Global annual nighttime light composites from VIIRS Day/Night Band at ~500m resolution. Maharashtra subsets enable mapping urbanization, electrification, economic activity, and informal settlements at district level.