satellite imagery

noun

: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.

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Christoph Koettl provided additional satellite imagery analysis. Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Google Maps provides a dense but intuitive layout, giving users access to multiple layers of information, including traffic, satellite imagery and public transit routes. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025 Catastrophic risk in high-emissions scenarios The study estimated multi-century flood risk using elevation data and satellite imagery to determine how many buildings would be submerged at various sea level rise increments. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satellite imagery

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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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