remote sensing
noun
technical
: the use of satellites to collect information about and take photographs of the Earth
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Eastview students Jacob Baca and Melia Ortiz-Tan, who will be eighth-graders in the fall, earned first place in the remote sensing trial event.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The batch includes two optical remote sensing satellites, Tianyi 29 and 35; three space science experiment satellites, Tianyi 24, 45 and 46; and one remote-sensing synthetic aperture radar satellite, Tianyi 42.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 May 2025
The team of researchers from Penn Museum in Philadelphia working with archeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities used tools including magnetometry, photogrammetry, and remote sensing to map the spacious burial complex.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
The rovers demonstrated mobility across challenging terrain, sample collection and remote sensing capabilities.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The batch includes two optical remote sensing satellites, Tianyi 29 and 35; three space science experiment satellites, Tianyi 24, 45 and 46; and one remote-sensing synthetic aperture radar satellite, Tianyi 42.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 May 2025
The team of researchers from Penn Museum in Philadelphia working with archeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities used tools including magnetometry, photogrammetry, and remote sensing to map the spacious burial complex.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
The rovers demonstrated mobility across challenging terrain, sample collection and remote sensing capabilities.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Remote sensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote%20sensing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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