Hacker News with Generative AI: Satellite Imagery

Calculating Oil Storage Tank Occupancy with Help of Satellite Imagery (2017) (medium.com)
At TankerTrackers.com, our mission statement is to present a bird’s eye view of the physical oil market with help of tanker-tracking, storage changes and official government statistics.

Satellite Imagery, Data Analysis, Supply Chain

3 points by admp 8 hours ago | 0 comments

What Satellite Images Reveal About the Destruction of Russia's 51st GRAU Arsenal (defence-ua.com)
New satellite imagery reveals the damage inflicted to the 51st Arsenal of russia’s Ministry of Defense Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) — located in a highly protected corner of the country, just 60 kilometers from Moscow — following the explosion on April 22.

Military, Russia, Satellite Imagery, Ukraine

12 points by zeristor 28 days ago | 0 comments

A satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth (arstechnica.com)
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.

Space, Google Earth, Satellite Imagery

8 points by PaulHoule 32 days ago | 1 comments

What satellite images reveal about Myanmar's quake [video] (bbc.com)
The military government in Myanmar has said at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday.

Myanmar, Earthquakes, Satellite Imagery, Disaster Relief

49 points by diwank 53 days ago | 4 comments

Aircraft detection at planetary scale (planet.com)
On a typical day, there are greater than 10,000 aircraft (commercial, private, and military) in flight at any given time.

Aircraft, Satellite Imagery, Remote Sensing, Earth Observation

96 points by jjwiseman 60 days ago | 86 comments

Wyvern's Open Satellite Feed (marksblogg.com)
Last month, Wyvern, a 36-person start-up with $16M USD in funding in Edmonton, Canada launched an open data programme for their VNIR, 23 to 31-band hyperspectral satellite imagery.

Open Source, Satellite Imagery, Remote Sensing

205 points by marklit 73 days ago | 16 comments

US satellite company Maxar reportedly cuts off Ukraine's access to imagery (politico.eu)
U.S. satellite mapping company Maxar Technologies has blocked Ukraine's access to its imagery, according to a report by Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi.

Ukraine, Satellite Imagery, War, Geopolitics, Technology

64 points by dralley 77 days ago | 76 comments

Satellogic's Open Satellite Feed (marksblogg.com)
Satellogic is a satellite designer, manufacturer and constellation operator. They were founded in 2010 and have offices in Argentina, Uruguay, Spain and the US.

Satellite Imagery, Open Source, Space

256 points by marklit 80 days ago | 13 comments

Google Earth has begun updating images of Gaza (reddit.com)
Google Earth has begun updating images of Gaza (old.reddit.com)

Google Earth, Gaza, Satellite Imagery, Maps

10 points by mrcgnc 119 days ago | 0 comments

Tracking mining with multispectral satellite imagery (agnescameron.info)
This is a writeup of research into using satellite imagery to track mining operations, funded as part of Bellingcat’s 2024 Technical Writing Fellowship, and is a more in-depth version of a short guide published on their online platform. The accompanying Multispectral Satellite Imagery Explorer tool is available here. This guide is intended as an overview of my research, and a starting point for these techniques.

Remote Sensing, Environmental Monitoring, Mining, Satellite Imagery

4 points by surprisetalk 131 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: LA Wildfire Satellite Analysis (github.com/xingyzt)
Analysing satellite imagery of the Palisade and Eaton Fires

Wildfires, Satellite Imagery, Data Analysis, Open Source, California

117 points by xingyzt 135 days ago | 60 comments

Goes-West – Sector View: Pacific Southwest – Fire Temperature (noaa.gov)
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jan 2025 - 1911 UTC

Weather, Fire, Satellite Imagery, Pacific Southwest, NOAA

10 points by hnburnsy 136 days ago | 0 comments

A journey of optimization of cloud-based geospatial data processing (terrafloww.com)
The rapid growth of Earth observation data in cloud storage, which will continue to grow exponentially, powered by falling rocket launch prices by companies like SpaceX, has pushed us to think of how we access and analyze satellite imagery.

Cloud Computing, Geospatial Data, Optimization, Satellite Imagery

28 points by BrainBuzzer 161 days ago | 13 comments

Deep learning-based detection of qanat water systems using spy satellite imagery (sciencedirect.com)
Qanats are a remarkable type of ancient hydraulic structure for sustainable water distribution in arid environments that use subterranean channels to transport water from highland or mountainous areas.

Deep learning, Satellite Imagery, Water Systems, Ancient Technologies, Sustainability

48 points by benbreen 223 days ago | 6 comments

Microsoft's 1.4B Global ML Building Footprints (marksblogg.com)
In 2022, Microsoft released a worldwide Building Footprints dataset. The polygons for each building were produced using machine learning algorithms that were fed satellite imagery from Airbus, Maxar, Vexcel and IGN FI, the private subsidiary of France's Institut Géographique National.

Machine Learning, Data, Satellite Imagery, Geography, Microsoft

4 points by marklit 228 days ago | 0 comments

Antarctica is turning green at an alarming rate, satellite images show (cnn.com)

Climate Change, Antarctica, Satellite Imagery, Environment

20 points by peutetre 230 days ago | 6 comments

Solving methane mysteries with satellite imagery (datadesk.eco)
The Diamond Gas Rose tanker emits a plume of methane while docked at Louisiana’s Cameron LNG terminal, 28 April 2021. Plume data: Global Airborne Observatory via Carbon Mapper. Satellite image: Planet.

Satellite Imagery, Environmental Science, Methane, Climate Change

127 points by ltrg 232 days ago | 20 comments

China's New Nuclear Submarine Sank During Mysterious Incident in Wuhan (twz.com)
A strange incident caught in satellite imagery was indeed a major mishap involving a Chinese submarine, according to a new report.

China, Military, Submarines, Accidents, Satellite Imagery

8 points by KoftaBob 239 days ago | 1 comments

Satellite Imagery of Every Outdoor Basketball Court in the USA (pudding.cool)

Satellite Imagery, Sports, Data Visualization, Geography, United States

84 points by Brajeshwar 250 days ago | 42 comments

'AI gold mine': NGA aims to exploit archive of satellite images, expert analysis (breakingdefense.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Satellite Imagery, Military, Government, Defense

5 points by rbanffy 266 days ago | 1 comments

Grand Canyon-size 'scar' on Mars revealed in striking new satellite photos (livescience.com)

Mars, Space Exploration, Geology, Astronomy, Satellite Imagery

5 points by bookofjoe 318 days ago | 0 comments

Richat Structure (2011) (nasa.gov)

Geology, Space, Earth Science, Satellite Imagery

70 points by Kye 327 days ago | 14 comments

How to Use Free Satellite Imagery to Monitor Expansion of West Bank Settlements (bellingcat.com)