About Us

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Our Mission

To create the world’s largest digital atlas, built on maps and imagery from individuals, organisations, and the broader community

What is Soar Atlas?

Soar is a digital atlas of the world. It brings together maps, satellite imagery, and user-created discoveries into a growing online catalogue which anyone can explore and contribute to.It's been designed to make accessing maps easy for everyday people, allowing everyone to discover world events, see changes over time, and create their own visual stories without requiring specialist knowledge.You can explore Soar on both desktop browsers and mobile devices.

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Explore Over One Million Maps

Explore over a million interactive maps  covering history, world events, the environment, disasters and more.

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Access Free Satellite Imagery

Search satellite imagery from today to over a decade ago.View areas over time and see more with simple satellite tools.

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See What's Changed

Use tools like the Opacity Slider to compare maps with modern imagery. Spot differences and changes over time.

Why Soar Atlas Exist

Soar was created because the world needs a scalable, collective and accountable knowledge base of all its maps and images.

We want to bring value to our users - to make it quicker and easier to access, share, and interact with maps and satellites. We see ourselves as the next evolution of mapping systems, breaking down existing data silos, and opening up this incredible content to the world.

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Maps Don't Have a Home
on the Internet Yet

Unlike music and videos, maps lack a central place to discover, share, and explore them interactively.

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No One Has Democratised
Mapping Tools Yet

Traditional mapping tools can be complex, making it difficult for everyday people to explore and understand maps.

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So Much Data Exists, but
Accessing It Is Still Complex

Maps and satellite imagery are scattered  and often require specialist knowledge or software to fully access them.

Our Values

humility

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We keep it real and treat others the way we’d want to be treated. We're proud of our work, but we remain curious and open to feedback and growth.
The wisest learn from others.

inclusion

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We're inclusive to all. Our organisation is for all people. We want everyone in the world to be part of the Soar journey. If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.

community

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We’re building Soar together with a global community. Our work aims to connect people to each other, to our platform, to their environment, and to the world. When we win, we win together.

innovation

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We’re not afraid to think outside the box. Our goals are driven by research and the nucleus is innovation. We see our work as multigenerational, impactful, and outlasting us as individuals.

Our History

From humble beginnings, coding out of a small shed, our team have always been passionate about making geospatial data accessible and making a positive impact in the world. The idea of Soar, an open digital atlas of all the world’s maps and images, was first dreamed up following the success of our Mappt mobile app.

Mappt is a mobile field-mapping application made for mining applications. Seeing the way users were interacting with Mappt and what they wanted from it, led to the development of the Soar platform. Soar was built on the strengths of Mappt: a use-anywhere, agnostic, affordable, and inclusive product.

We evolved this technology, while upholding the same values, to create Soar and make it available to everyone.

“We are building a multi-generational product for the world” - Amir Farhand, CEO and founder of Soar.

Meet the team

Satellite Imagery Providers

Some of the world's leading satellite imagery providers you can find on Soar

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and more COMING SOON!

Are you an imagery provider? Join the mapping revolution!
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Get ready for an adventure

Much of the content on Soar is generated by our users. Anyone with maps and imagery can help contribute to this growing atlas of the world. Here's just a small selection of some of the great content you can find.

Washington, DC 1951: Colorized
Zachary Bortolot
Historical Map of the World - 1812
Stanford University
Aerial Imagery of NASA's Stennis Space Center - 1970
Harry Stranger
Pascagoula river floodplain
Matias Pacheco de Oliveira
Border of Egypt/Libya/Sudan. Sentinel-2
Sérgio Augusto Jardim Volkmer
World Sea Surface Temperature, Last 24 hrs
NASA

The Home of Maps and Discoveries.

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