Government Satellite Images Links

Satellite Images To Be Used In Mapping Forests In Fiji

SUVA, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has embarked on a programme to build capacity in mapping land/forest cover in Fiji using very high resolution satellite images, according to SPC Regional Community Forester Jalesi Mateboto on Thursday.

Satellite-imagery firms in Colorado hope to avoid steep federal cuts

Satellite images so sharp that a baseball home plate is recognizable from more than 400 miles hang in the federal budget balance — and with them the fortunes of two companies with Colorado operations.

UBC researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data

( University of British Columbia ) The Great Wall of China is not the only thing you can see from space. Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth's satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate the amount of fish being cultivated in the Mediterranean.