Hacker News with Generative AI: Satellite Imagery

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 6 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

116 points by xingyzt 9 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 10 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 35 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 98 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 103 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 104 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 107 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 113 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 124 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 140 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 192 days ago | 0 comments

Richat Structure (2011) (nasa.gov)

Geology, Space, Earth Science, Satellite Imagery

70 points by Kye 201 days ago | 14 comments

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