satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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The program's end raised concerns about the potential loss of access to a trove of information, including satellite imagery and other data, about some 30,000 children taken from Ukraine.
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Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
According to satellite imagery, the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in the province of Shandong on Friday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Planet Labs — The satellite imagery company tumbled 9%.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
For example, satellite imagery may be collected across specific sections of a river, and then AI is applied to create a 3D map of that area, but humans must analyze that data to stitch together all of the sections that make up the river.
—Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
According to satellite imagery, the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in the province of Shandong on Friday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Planet Labs — The satellite imagery company tumbled 9%.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
For example, satellite imagery may be collected across specific sections of a river, and then AI is applied to create a 3D map of that area, but humans must analyze that data to stitch together all of the sections that make up the river.
—Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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