satellite image

Space-captured terrain view

A satellite image is a photograph of Earth's surface taken from an orbiting spacecraft.

These images serve purposes from weather forecasting to military surveillance to mapping applications: The satellite image showed the hurricane's eye clearly.

Google Earth popularized satellite imagery for everyday use, letting anyone view their neighborhood from space.

Related

zoom · high resolution · terrain · resolution · Google · map · reconnaissance · spy · spy plane · NASA · pixel · cloud · climate change · before and after · night lights · real time · remote sensing · radar

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Opposites
altitude/vantage point

satellite imagestreet view

Navigable ground-level photography

worm's-eye view · street photography · drone footage · helicopter shot

scope/scale

satellite imageportrait

Artistic depiction of someone

headshot · close-up · microphotograph · tight shot

capture method/technology

satellite imagesnapshot

Informal photograph taken quickly

Polaroid · daguerreotype · candid shot · painting · sketch

Family

satellite, image, satellites, imagery, imagine, imagination, imaginative, imaginary, imaginal

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G