TopicSatellite imagery

Topic: satellite imagery

Defence ministry’s ‘mammoth’ digital survey of 17.78 lakh acres of land — how, why & what next

Snehesh Alex Philip - 10 January, 2022

The largest landowner in the country, Defence Ministry used drones, satellites, 3D modelling for faster, efficient survey in 4,900 pockets, remote terrain to check encroachment

Satellite images reveal 550m ‘scar’ left by Uttarakhand landslide in Nanda Ghunti glacier

Sandhya Ramesh - 11 February, 2021

The scar is what remains after chunks of ice and rock broke off a wall of ice in a rock slope failure from a glacier on the shoulder of Nanda Ghunti peak, satellite images show.

Some deception, some posturing — the message from the Chinese military build-up in Ladakh

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 25 July, 2020

Satellite imagery experts say that Chinese presence in Ladakh has grown since May with the deployment of additional equipment and defensive structures.

Modi govt’s silence on China gave ‘satellite warriors’ a free run. India will rue the damages

Lt General Prakash Menon - 3 July, 2020

If the LAC crisis prolongs, the satellite warriors will only get better at their interpretations and Modi govt's silence will be seen as capitulation or a cover-up.

These are the test facilities where China is working towards its Mars probe dream

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 9 December, 2019

From capital Beijing to remote Xinjiang, China has been working on its space test facilities since 2010, and now plans to launch a Mars probe in 2020.

Cartosat-3 in space — here is how ISRO can now exploit its full potential

Narayan Prasad - 28 November, 2019

Cartosat-3, a third-generation advanced high-resolution imaging satellite, is the most advanced imaging spacecraft India has flown so far.

What ISIS chief al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria looked like before US got him

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 30 October, 2019

Satellite imagery shows the compound was built from 2017 to 2019, and ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi probably only moved there in September 2019.

Enormous debris from landslide heading towards Arunachal with Brahmaputra waters

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 3 November, 2018

Days after a flood scare proved untrue, the formation of another barrier dam at the same site in Tibet threatens damage

The ‘Chubby Girl’ giving China an edge over India

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 24 March, 2018

China’s new strategic transporter, the Y-20, being built in significant numbers, satellite imagery shows.

China’s first carrier battle group ready to set sail

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 16 November, 2017

Satellite images show a carrier and a general supply vessel, along with large amounts of loads, being parked at Xiaokouzi, 45 km southwest of Qingdao.

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