satellite imagery

noun

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

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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 The main piece of evidence supporting the theory is satellite imagery capturing an unknown item in the island’s lagoon. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 In 2024, his team used aerial photographs and satellite imagery to count nearly 1,300 structures across southwestern Amazonia. Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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