satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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John Amos founded SkyTruth in 2001, a conservation technology nonprofit that uses satellite imagery to track global polluters such as the oil, gas, shipping and fishing industries.
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As of Wednesday, Israeli tanks were stationed on the edge of Gaza City ahead of a ground operation into the city, according to eyewitnesses and satellite imagery.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Israel launches new assault on Gaza City New satellite imagery shows the massive evacuation of Palestinians from northern Gaza and Gaza City, where the Israeli military has intensified bombardments and started a ground invasion over the last week.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Also in the Caribbean were the missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and the littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, according to Newsweek's review of publicly available ship-tracking data and satellite imagery.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As of Wednesday, Israeli tanks were stationed on the edge of Gaza City ahead of a ground operation into the city, according to eyewitnesses and satellite imagery.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Israel launches new assault on Gaza City New satellite imagery shows the massive evacuation of Palestinians from northern Gaza and Gaza City, where the Israeli military has intensified bombardments and started a ground invasion over the last week.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Also in the Caribbean were the missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and the littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, according to Newsweek's review of publicly available ship-tracking data and satellite imagery.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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