satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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Nevertheless, the dataset is as good as historical climate data gets; satellite imagery of the Amazon, for example, goes back only to the 1980s.
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The shooter may have been less than 150 yards from Kirk, according to a USA TODAY analysis of satellite imagery.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
In particular, a significant amount of rubble is visible in the streets of Jabalya and Sheikh Radwan, apparently caused by direct fire that damages the sides of buildings without appearing on satellite imagery.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
New satellite imagery released by Planet Labs on Wednesday showed damage to a residential complex hosting Hamas leaders whom Israel targeted in strikes on Doha on Tuesday.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The shooter may have been less than 150 yards from Kirk, according to a USA TODAY analysis of satellite imagery.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
In particular, a significant amount of rubble is visible in the streets of Jabalya and Sheikh Radwan, apparently caused by direct fire that damages the sides of buildings without appearing on satellite imagery.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
New satellite imagery released by Planet Labs on Wednesday showed damage to a residential complex hosting Hamas leaders whom Israel targeted in strikes on Doha on Tuesday.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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