satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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On the western side, construction was visible in satellite imagery captured this week around the existing Migrant Operations Center, where the United States has long held migrants picked up at sea.
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Allison McCann, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Vitello was pictured alongside Denver Special Agent in Charge Tim Lenzen, looking at surveillance footage and satellite imagery of the city as other officers sat nearby.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The situation remains fluid, and scientists are keeping a close eye on the iceberg's progress with regular satellite imagery and ocean monitoring.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, trucks that do enter Gaza are now facing additional challenges in moving across the territory: Approximately 68% of the road network has been damaged, according to satellite imagery analysis by UNOSAT.
And criminal gangs continue to loot convoys carrying food.
—Rachel Wilson, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Allison McCann, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Vitello was pictured alongside Denver Special Agent in Charge Tim Lenzen, looking at surveillance footage and satellite imagery of the city as other officers sat nearby.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The situation remains fluid, and scientists are keeping a close eye on the iceberg's progress with regular satellite imagery and ocean monitoring.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, trucks that do enter Gaza are now facing additional challenges in moving across the territory: Approximately 68% of the road network has been damaged, according to satellite imagery analysis by UNOSAT.
And criminal gangs continue to loot convoys carrying food.
—Rachel Wilson, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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