Satellite Images
Have You Seen Worlds Largest Satellite Images?
Can you imagine how large an image is, which has dimensions of 86400 pixels wide and 43200 pixels high? Offhand it is probably difficult for your inner eye to imagine how big that is in reality. To put these wild dimensions into perspective they can be compared to an average computer monitor that displays 1024 x 768 pixels. Maybe you are reading this article with a resolution of a similar size.
Fears Grow of Second Nuclear Test As Us is Accused of Declaration of War
· Satellite images show increased site activity · Threat to deal 'merciless blows' if ships inspected
Pakistan 'steps Up Nuclear Programme'
Pakistan is embarking on a major expansion of its nuclear weapons programme by building a new reactor to produce plutonium, according to an analysis of satellite pictures by a Washington thinktank.
Pakistan Launches Huge Nuclear Arms Drive
· Satellite images reveal major building site · US and China embroiled in buildup of rival arsenals
Satellite Images Reveal Evidence of Zimbabwe Demolitions
The human rights group Amnesty International today released satellite images apparently showing the complete destruction of a settlement that once housed 10,000 people in Zimbabwe.
Satellite Picture Shows Africa's Dying Lake
Lake Chad is disappearing. Satellite images published this week showed that you could walk across an expanse of what was once one of the world's largest lakes without getting your feet wet.
Spy photos spot signs of N Korea nuclear test site
American officials believe that new satellite photographs of North Korea show intensive preparations for a possible nuclear weapons test, it was reported yesterday.
Scientists to Search for Noah's Ark on Turkish Mountain
Expedition will study 'man-made object' shown by satellite photos. The CIA calls it the "Ararat anomaly". Mountaineers call it the peak of the unforgiving range on the Turkish-Armenian border. But some scientists think it might hold a far greater historical significance as the great archaeological mirage - the remains of Noah's ark.
Beef Demand Speeds Amazon Forest Destruction
Europe's demand for beef made 2003 one of the worst years ever for Amazonian deforestation, according to an international research report that quotes Brazilian government figures due to be released soon. Last year satellite pictures showed that almost 10,000 square miles of the world's...
In defence of the fence
After watching Colin Powell's riveting performance at the UN security council, with its crackling phone intercepts, satellite photos and carefully crafted televisual moments, I asked myself: what does this change in your view of the Iraq war? The answer is: not much. I remain unconvinced by the case for - and doubtful of the case against.
Spy in the Sky Good Enough for Most Experts on the Ground
Satellite images impossible for untrained eye to decipher. If this was to be Colin Powell's coup de grace, the aces in his hand were undoubtedly the series of high-resolution satellite images which he said graphically illustrated Iraq's attempts to conceal banned weapons from UN inspection teams and Saddam Hussein's ongoing weapons of mass destruction programme.
UN Inspectors Search Former Nuclear Facility
UN arms inspectors today returned to an Iraqi weapons complex used to produce nuclear material in the 80s to check on new construction at the site. Recent satellite photos of the al-Tuwaitha facilities, 15 miles outside Baghdad, have shown several new buildings of unknown use. The UN...
Now showing on satellite TV: secret American spy photos
European satellite TV viewers can watch live broadcasts of peacekeeping and anti-terrorist operations being conducted by US spyplanes over the Balkans.
Euro map image 'stolen'
A small French company specialising in artwork produced from satellite photographs has accused the European Central Bank of illegally reprinting its map of Europe on the back of some 25bn euro banknotes. The company, M-SAT, based in Clermont-Ferrand, claims that the map is the result of...
Pakistan is embarking on a major expansion of its nuclear weapons programme by building a new reactor to produce plutonium, according to an analysis of satellite pictures by a Washington thinktank.
Pakistan Launches Huge Nuclear Arms Drive
· Satellite images reveal major building site · US and China embroiled in buildup of rival arsenals
Satellite Images Reveal Evidence of Zimbabwe Demolitions
The human rights group Amnesty International today released satellite images apparently showing the complete destruction of a settlement that once housed 10,000 people in Zimbabwe.
Satellite Picture Shows Africa's Dying Lake
Lake Chad is disappearing. Satellite images published this week showed that you could walk across an expanse of what was once one of the world's largest lakes without getting your feet wet.
Spy photos spot signs of N Korea nuclear test site
American officials believe that new satellite photographs of North Korea show intensive preparations for a possible nuclear weapons test, it was reported yesterday.
Scientists to Search for Noah's Ark on Turkish Mountain
Expedition will study 'man-made object' shown by satellite photos. The CIA calls it the "Ararat anomaly". Mountaineers call it the peak of the unforgiving range on the Turkish-Armenian border. But some scientists think it might hold a far greater historical significance as the great archaeological mirage - the remains of Noah's ark.
Beef Demand Speeds Amazon Forest Destruction
Europe's demand for beef made 2003 one of the worst years ever for Amazonian deforestation, according to an international research report that quotes Brazilian government figures due to be released soon. Last year satellite pictures showed that almost 10,000 square miles of the world's...
In defence of the fence
After watching Colin Powell's riveting performance at the UN security council, with its crackling phone intercepts, satellite photos and carefully crafted televisual moments, I asked myself: what does this change in your view of the Iraq war? The answer is: not much. I remain unconvinced by the case for - and doubtful of the case against.
Spy in the Sky Good Enough for Most Experts on the Ground
Satellite images impossible for untrained eye to decipher. If this was to be Colin Powell's coup de grace, the aces in his hand were undoubtedly the series of high-resolution satellite images which he said graphically illustrated Iraq's attempts to conceal banned weapons from UN inspection teams and Saddam Hussein's ongoing weapons of mass destruction programme.
UN Inspectors Search Former Nuclear Facility
UN arms inspectors today returned to an Iraqi weapons complex used to produce nuclear material in the 80s to check on new construction at the site. Recent satellite photos of the al-Tuwaitha facilities, 15 miles outside Baghdad, have shown several new buildings of unknown use. The UN...
Now showing on satellite TV: secret American spy photos
European satellite TV viewers can watch live broadcasts of peacekeeping and anti-terrorist operations being conducted by US spyplanes over the Balkans.
Euro map image 'stolen'
A small French company specialising in artwork produced from satellite photographs has accused the European Central Bank of illegally reprinting its map of Europe on the back of some 25bn euro banknotes. The company, M-SAT, based in Clermont-Ferrand, claims that the map is the result of...