How to Use satellite imagery in a Sentence

satellite imagery

noun
  • That's where the spy satellite imagery has proven to be a crucial tool.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The bodies could also be seen in satellite imagery of the area from June 21.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The team could quantify the white spruce in the region with satellite imagery that shows how the tree line has changed over time.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Can see quite a bit of smoke on this mornings satellite imagery.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024
  • What’s clear from satellite imagery is that the strike left the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol caved in and smoking.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
  • These clouds looked more like dirty cauliflower or used cotton balls on the satellite imagery compared to the puffy, white cumulus clouds to the east of the fire.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The researchers compared satellite imagery of those test flights to others where pilots didn’t try to avoid contrails.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Coleman was in Los Angeles when the fires broke out, but said that based on satellite imagery, her home appears to be standing.
    Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The house was destroyed in late December, satellite imagery shows.
    Chevaz Clarke, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Scientists were astonished by the size and strength of the storm as satellite imagery captured the giant wall of dust in stunning detail.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • So this was testing the waters, in other words, for U.S. reaction to satellite imagery.
    CBS News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Analysts have used satellite imagery to see burn scars and debris fields from launch mishaps and engine test failures.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The tour confirmed what satellite imagery hinted at: This 97-acre property was a total loss.
    Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Exclusive satellite imagery from Airbus seen by CNN showed people massing outside of the area and crowds moving in through an opening to the street.
    Caitlin Hu, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Reuters was able to independently verify the location with the buildings and road layout that matched the satellite imagery of the area.
    Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Weather satellite imagery below revealed the cloud cover and the extent of the smoke associated with the fire.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Further up the beach, satellite imagery captured Dec. 2 shows what appears to be four pipes coming out of the sea and a curved spit creating a natural harbor.
    Peter Alexander, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Commercial satellite imagery also showed large amounts of smoke coming from near the headquarters after the strikes.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Aerial and satellite imagery reviewed by the AP show the gully has long been choked with thick grass, shrubs, small trees, and trash, which a severe summer drought turned into tinder-dry fuel for fires.
    Michael Biesecker, Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Adding to the uncertainty, up-to-date satellite imagery has become more difficult to access.
    Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • To create the recent Alaskan catalog, Rick spent hours poring over satellite imagery to find glacial lakes that could send water rushing downstream.
    Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
  • This satellite imagery shows what happened to large areas of dry brush surrounding the Malkiya kibbutz after it was ignited.
    Lauren Leatherby, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The Times obtained very high-resolution satellite imagery that also shows damage to another section of the roadway in the days and weeks before the dam’s collapse.
    Dmitriy Khavin, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • Holland Michel also points out that satellite imagery and AI have their limitations.
    WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Analysis of before-and-after satellite imagery shows new scorch marks around the trenches on the day of the strike, possibly indicating that the site was used for launching missiles.
    Alexander Cardia, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Based on videos from the ground and satellite imagery of their advance, the troop movements almost seemed like an exercise or a defensive reinforcement.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Radar satellite imagery involves sending radio waves and microwaves, bouncing them off the Earth’s surface, and detecting their echos.
    Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 21 July 2023
  • 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
  • But the new satellite imagery shows fresh destruction since the invasion, with a whole section of Yaroun flattened after Israeli military vehicles razed the area.
    Lauren Leatherby, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • High-resolution satellite imagery can help pinpoint the locations of methane leaks, allowing for timely intervention.
    Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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