An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is seen in this WorldView-2 multi-spectral handout image taken June 10, 2010 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - The biggest news events of the past decade have been chronicled from space.
The last 10 years have seen a boom in the use of satellite imagery for reporting, led by a growth in commercial satellites that has slashed the cost of such images, and advances in technology that have made high-resolution images from many parts of the world accessible, almost instantly, even on a phone.
U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies Inc has released satellite images from some of the biggest news events of the past decade – from natural disasters to war to the construction of Apple's "Spaceship" headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Sendai, Japan is seen after a tsunami hit, in this handout satellite image taken March 12, 2011 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS.
The images range from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to the launch of China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, the Shandong, from a base on the shore of the disputed South China Sea last month.
Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Maxar specializes in satellites for Earth imagery, geospatial data and analytics.
The Camp Fire is seen burning in Paradise Pines, California in this handout WorldView-3 SWIR satellite image taken November 9, 2018 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
(Writing by Karishma Singh; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
The old city and east Mosul, Iraq are seen in this handout satellite image taken November 13, 2015, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong is seen at Dalian, China, in this handout satellite image taken April 26, 2019, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS People gather at Tahrir Square, Cairo on February 22, 2011, in this handout satellite image released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The Viedma Glacier in Argentina is seen in this handout satellite image taken May 15, 2016 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The residence of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen after a U.S. military raid, in this handout satellite image taken November 12, 2019, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The construction site of the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California is seen in this handout satellite image taken December 29, 2013, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong is seen at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island, China, in this handout satellite image taken November 19, 2019, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The site of the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California is seen in this handout satellite image taken August 1, 2018, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The old city and east Mosul are seen in Iraq in this handout satellite image taken July 8, 2017, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS People gather in Manama, Bahrain on February 22, 2011, in this handout satellite image released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea is seen in this handout satellite image taken January 15, 2013, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERSThe build-up on Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea is seen in this handout satellite image taken March 9, 2017, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERSMosul Hospital and hotel are seen in Iraq in this handout satellite image taken November 13, 2015, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS The Mosul Hospital and hotel are seen in Iraq, in this handout satellite image taken July 8, 2017, and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERSThe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is seen after an explosion, in this handout satellite image taken March 14, 2011 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. A satellite view of the residence of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before a raid by the U.S. military is seen in this handout satellite image taken September 28, 2019, and released December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Sendai, Japan is seen before a tsunami hit, in this handout satellite image taken August 23, 2010 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is seen before an explosion, in this handout satellite image taken March 14, 2011 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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