satellite imagery

noun

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

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The massive glaciers of Greenland are disappearing right before our very eyes in new satellite imagery. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Ships often transit at night but satellite imagery is usually taken in the morning, Diakun said. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Maritime tracking services using a combination of transponder data and satellite imagery have reported a significant decline in the number of vessels trying to navigate the waters. David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 To build the game, Belmira used publicly available LIDAR data about City and combined it with Google Maps satellite imagery, which helped generate the digital model. News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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