satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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Jake Godin, a Bellingcat researcher, has used satellite imagery to document destruction to more than 20 cemeteries.
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Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The research institute noticed the peculiar spin when satellite imagery revealed the iceberg stuck in one spot near the South Orkney Islands, Brearley said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
An artificial intelligence tool invented by scientists in Australia uses satellite imagery from space exploration agencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
Study looked at 250 years of glacier 'behavior' To complete the study, researchers used historical records, aerial photographs, 3D terrain maps and satellite imagery to reconstruct glacier behavior over the past 250 years.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The research institute noticed the peculiar spin when satellite imagery revealed the iceberg stuck in one spot near the South Orkney Islands, Brearley said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
An artificial intelligence tool invented by scientists in Australia uses satellite imagery from space exploration agencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
Study looked at 250 years of glacier 'behavior' To complete the study, researchers used historical records, aerial photographs, 3D terrain maps and satellite imagery to reconstruct glacier behavior over the past 250 years.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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