satellite imagery

noun

: pictures taken from satellites

They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.

Examples of satellite imagery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Repairs to the bridge were suggested in 2017, that year's annual report states, and satellite imagery indicates two transmission towers were constructed between 2019 and 2022, on the side of the bridge closer to Baltimore city. —Caitlin Thompson, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024

These claims were supported in a September 2023 report, commissioned by Greenpeace, that used satellite imagery to identify signs of military activity in the vicinity of the plant. —Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024

Other researchers in the project from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York used decades of satellite imagery to help track water clarity in the loon lakes studied. —John Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024

The analysis uses satellite imagery to detect sinking and rising land to help paint a more precise picture of exposure to flooding both today and in the future. —Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024

And this one is spectacular: so big that it could be seen on satellite imagery, the moment an enormous section of sediment collapsed last July, dumping its terraces to create new waves and shoving the biggest river in the West into a tight 20-foot channel. —Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024

The WaPo, which spoke to 14 witnesses and colleagues of the slain journalists, also asked two analysts to review satellite imagery covering a 1.2 mile radius of the area, which was captured on the day of the attack. —Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024

At The Post’s request, two analysts reviewed available satellite imagery of the area taken by Planet Labs and Airbus on Jan. 7, covering a radius of roughly 1.2 miles from where the drone was launched. —Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024

High-resolution satellite imagery may soon offer even more information on risk from dark vessels. —Heather Welch, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024