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Tag Archives: satellite images
Spectacular images of Arctic/Boreal river deltas
Above and below are several amazing satellite images of Arctic and Boreal river deltas. Most of these reflect the classic fan-tail shape and even resemble trees (or tree roots) from space, with their main channel as the trunk and meandering … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Asia, Canada, environment, Europe, geography, land use, Maps, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, rivers/watersheds, seasons, transportation, weather
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Boreal, Canada, deltas, ecoregions, geography, pictures, river basins, rivers, Russia, satellite images, topography, watersheds
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Volcanic Earth eye-candy
Here’s a marvelous satellite photograph of the awakening volcano on Cape Verde’s Fogo Island from last month. Kudos to NASA for the great pic!
Posted in aerospace, Astronomy, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, nature, Outer Space, pictures, Science
Tagged Cape Verde, Fogo, geography, geology, photos, satellite images, volcanoes
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Great seaports from space – East Asia
Some of the best seaport images yet, come from East Asia. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, Asia, China, cities, Communications, density, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged cities, freight, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use transportation, logistics, ports, satellite images, seaports, shipping, travel
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Great seaports from space – Africa
Some of the most spectacular images yet come from the great seaports of Africa. In particular, the marvelous black and white satellite shot of Dakar, Senegal resembles the angry mouth of a sea monster ready to devour its prey. Along … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Alexandria, Algiers, Casablanca, cities, Dakar, Durban, harbors, harbours, land use, picture, ports, satellite images, seaports, spatial design, trade, transportation
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Great seaports from space – Northern Europe
While preparing the satellite photos from the “Can you guess the city” series, I noticed how interesting the images were of great seaport cities. The harbour channels are very evident and in combination with the natural and urban geography present … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, density, economic development, environment, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning
Tagged Antwerp, cities, Copenhagen, Europe, geography, Gothenburg, Gydnia, harbors, harbours, land use, Le Havre, logistics, pictures, planning, ports, Rotterdam, satellite images, seaports, shipping, St. Petersburg, transportation
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Can you guess city #40?
Congratulations to Rye for correctly identifying City #38 and to Motorvilleboy for correctly identifying City #39. Here’s a spectacular night-time satellite image of City #40 for your consideration. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, sprawl, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, planning, satellite images, spatial design
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Can you guess the city, #36?
Below is a very impressive satellite image of City #36. Congratulations to Allen for being the first to correctly identify City #35.
Posted in aerospace, aviation, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, land use, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, geology, infrastructure, land use, pictures, planning, satellite images, spatial design
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Can you guess the city, #34?
Below is an image of City #34. Congratulations to Sagar and kidfay for identifying City #33 at nearly the exact same time.
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, planning, spatial design, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, planning, satellite images, spatial design, topography
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Can you guess the city, #33?
Congratulations to Motorvilleboy for being the first to correctly identify City #32. Below is City #33, for which the number 33 is quite important one Sunday per year. Yes folks, that was a hint.
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, cities, fun, games, geography, geology, land use, maps, satellite images, spatial design, topography
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Can you guess the city, #32?
Congratulations to Josh be being the first to correctly identify City #31. Below is the image for City # 32. The rectangular island at the bottom of the photo might give this one away, but I thought it was a … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, airports, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, satellite images, spatial design
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