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SKYTRUTH: THE VIEW FROM ABOVE
JOHN AMOS, PRESIDENT WVAGP-EPAN ANNUAL MEETING – JUNE 15, 2011
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
Images of beauty.
Open-pit mine, Peru
SKYTRUTH
SATELLITE IMAGES AND MAPPING TO INVESTIGATE AND ILLUSTRATE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• Oil and gas drilling
• Coal mining
• Hardrock mining
• Deforestation / forest change
• Urban growth
• Pollution
• Climate change
Images of beauty.
1986
Images of beauty.
2008
OVEC / SouthWings
Hurricane Katrina Gulf of Mexico, 2005
Hurricane Ike – Gulf of Mexico, 2008
Montara Blowout and Spill - 2009
SouthWings
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Active oil and gas production platforms and pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2011
GULF MONITORING CONSORTIUM
Investigating DIY Imaging for monitoring gas-drilling activity
SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
FIRST BALLOON PIC! APRIL 6, 2011
