Earth Map (on-map now: © NOAA NCEI)
Base Earth relief tiles are derived from the ETOPO 2022 global relief model, using both the Ice Surface and Bedrock variants. Recommended data citation: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). 2022. ETOPO 2022 15 Arc-Second Global Relief Model. NOAA NCEI. DOI: 10.25921/fd45-gt74. Access date: January 2026. MacFerrin, M. J., et al. The Earth Topography 2022 (ETOPO 2022) global DEM dataset. Earth System Science Data (ESSD), 2025.

Photo Map (on-map now: © Esri)
Satellite imagery is sourced from Esri World Imagery, incorporating data from Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and additional regional providers. © Esri and its licensors. Imagery is used for cartographic visualization and reference purposes.

OSM Map (on-map now: © OSM)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Data is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0. © OpenStreetMap Foundation. OpenStreetMap® is a registered trademark of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

EEZ Boundaries (on-map now: © VLIZ / MarineRegions)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries are derived from Marine Regions maritime boundaries resources. Recommended citation: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). 2026. MarineRegions.org. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org
. Accessed: 28 January 2026. For versioned datasets: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. DOI: 10.14284/386. License: CC BY 4.0.

NASA Nightmap 2012 (on-map now: © NASA)
Nighttime lights layer based on NASA Earth Observatory “Night Lights 2012 – The Black Marble” visualization, using Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band data. Image by Robert Simmon; data courtesy of Chris Elvidge / NOAA.

NASA Black Marble (on-map now: © NASA (Black Marble))
Black Marble layer served via NASA Earthdata Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), using the VIIRS Black Marble nighttime lights product suite from the Suomi NPP mission.

CARTO Labels (on-map now: © OSM © CARTO)
Labels layer uses CARTO basemap services and styles. Attribution includes CARTO and the underlying data provider OpenStreetMap, as required for compliant use.

Natural Earth Countries (on-map now: © Natural Earth)
Country boundaries are based on Natural Earth data. Public domain. Source: Natural Earth (https://www.naturalearthdata.com
).

Mars Topography – MOLA (on-map now: © NASA (MOLA))
Mars topography is based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor mission. Dataset: MGS-M-MOLA-5-MEGDR-L3-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System.

Moon Basemap – OpenPlanetary (on-map now: © OpenPlanetary)
Moon basemap tiles are provided by OpenPlanetaryMap, using community-maintained planetary cartographic products. Source: OpenPlanetary (https://www.openplanetary.org
).

Milky Way Map (on-map now: © ESA / Gaia / DPAC)
Milky Way face-on map (artist’s impression) based on data from ESA’s Gaia space telescope. Credits: ESA/Gaia/DPAC; image by Stefan Payne-Wardenaar. Source: The best Milky Way map, by Gaia, European Space Agency. The visualization is an interpretative rendering derived from Gaia astrometric data.

Observable Universe Map (on-map now: © Andrew Z. Colvin / Wikimedia Commons)
Observable Universe background image is based on “Observable Universe with Measurements 01.png” by Andrew Z. Colvin, published on Wikimedia Commons as own work. Source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Observable_Universe_with_Measurements_01.png . Description on Commons: a simulated view of the entire observable universe. Original file date: 8 February 2011. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coats of Arms
National coats of arms are based on SVG redraws sourced from Wikimedia Commons. The files originate from official national symbols and community-maintained vector reconstructions by Wikimedia Commons contributors. Most files are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, with some works in the public domain. All coat of arms files used in this project were modified from the original sources (technical SVG optimization and cropping).

Flags
National flags are based on SVG files sourced from Wikimedia Commons, derived from official national flag designs and community-maintained vector reproductions by Wikimedia Commons contributors. Most files are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, with some works in the public domain. All flag files used in this project were modified from the original sources (technical SVG optimization and cropping).

Images by AI.