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DIGITALGLOBE, A COMMERCIAL satellite imaging company, has just released a breathtaking collection of its 25 best images from 2014.
Among them are a handful taken from the company’s newest satellite, WorldView-3.
DigitalGlobe is asking the public to vote for their favourite birds-eye views of Earth over on their Facebook page.
Here are the choices:
The forested countryside of Alberta, Canada, on 10 October.
Nordenskjold Basin, Antarctica on 12 March
Wildfires in San Diego County, California on 15 May.
An eruption on Mount Sinabung, Indonesia, on 23 January.
Flooding in Gunja, Croatia on 21 May
Densely packed neighbourhoods in Mexico City, on 1 August.
Oktoberfest in Munich, on 24 September.
Around 200,000 people attend the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, on 25 June.
Spectral band imaging shows the location of mineral deposits at Cuprite Hill, Nevada on 19 September.
Mineralised bands of volcanic lava and sand on Rainbow Range, in British Columbia, Canada on 20 September.
A satellite keeps track of productivity at the Bayan Obo mining district in China, on 23 August.
The Henan Coal Mine in China, on 29 May.
The Diavikk diamond mine in Canada, on 21 August.
Fish farms off the coast of Huayuanli in China, on 18 October.
Smoke rises above Kiev, Ukraine during protests on 24 February.
Iraqi refugees leaving the city of Sinjar on foot, escaping Islamist militants there, on 15 September.
Refugees in the Syrian city of Kobane, on 6 November.
A shipping yard in Garden City, Georgia, USA on 16 May.
Aircraft line up at the airport in Everett, Washington on 26 July.
The Spui Locks at the storm surge barrier in IJmuiden, Netherlands on 27 August.
A rail yard in Maschen, Germany on 6 August.
An oil facility in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Kazakhstan, in September.
The isolated Prirazlomnaya oil platform, off the coast of Russia, on 28 June.
The world’s largest tyre graveyard at Sulaibiya, Kuwait on 4 June.
The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay, on 12 March.
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Whenever I see commercial satellite pictures of this quality I always wonder what satellite resolution is available to powerful militaries.
Well they always said for while that they can seem dimples on a golf ball that was years ago. I don’t think it’s that good but I’m sure they can see in HD
Have to be mindful that satilites are on specific orbits to change it requires fuel and costly burns.
Not all the imagery in Google Earth comes from satellites. A lot of the imagery comes from aerial photographers mostly in airplanes with special high resolution cameras. Some of the imagery even comes from kites and balloons. Google acquires imagery from a variety of providers. Some of the imagery is given to Google by city or state governments. The age of the imagery varies greatly, but most of the high resolution imagery is between 6 months and 5 years of age
Consider how far out into space they can see. Turn the satellite around to point at earth and you have your answer.
Aer lingus jet at the front of the queue in the airport shot?
Holding up the show!
Was thinking the same. But Everett is the home of Boeing I think. The plane is a 4 engine wide body. No 4 engine Boeing in Aer Lingus fleet I don’t think.
No, it’s not Aer Lingus. Looks like a 747, probably KLM or Korea Air. Everett airport is where the Boeing factory in Washington State is.
Snap Cian
Not an Aer Lingus, its a 747 aircraft waiting to go into the paint hangar, the other ones lined up are freshly painted jets too
KLM i’d say bud.
Cathay Pacific id bet.
Thought that too, but Aer Lingus doesn’t fly to Washington state
The planes lined up at Everett are Boeing 787′s being (temporarily) stored, as a lot of airlines cancelled their orders due to the technical troubles that this model has been experiencing. They are being reworked, ready for sale in the future. Everett is the local airport for Boeing.
The green/ blue one in top left is not a 787. Has four engines so chances are its a 747. The rest look like 787s alright.
Oh please were did you hear that information I just came back from there. The plant is massive one building alone has a wall which is 2.2 miles long and there still building more hangers. They have never been more busy and are currently recruiting also.
I got the densely packed neighbourhoods in Mexico City on my birthday……… Score….
So tents are mostly red ?
Used to land on that Island in the Caspian. Cold place in the winter. Looks a lot less busy now a days.
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