remote sensing
noun
technical
: the use of satellites to collect information about and take photographs of the Earth
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Much of the video employs LiDAR remote sensing, quantum ghost imaging, 3D modeling photogrammetry, and thermal cameras, as means of reappropriating contemporary forms of surveillance and control.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Similarly, Garretson said, lunar surface activity is likely dependent upon orbital infrastructure to provide position, navigation and timing, communications, remote sensing, and space domain awareness.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Micah Farfour, special adviser for remote sensing at Amnesty International, says the organization can no longer access Planet data, a primary source for ongoing investigations into military demolitions in Lebanon.
—Krishna Karra, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Born in 1974 in Camp Springs, Maryland, Paglen through a practice encompassing photography, simulation, remote sensing, sculpture, writing, research, and engineering, explores and exposes digitally invisible structures that shape contemporary political and social life.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Similarly, Garretson said, lunar surface activity is likely dependent upon orbital infrastructure to provide position, navigation and timing, communications, remote sensing, and space domain awareness.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Micah Farfour, special adviser for remote sensing at Amnesty International, says the organization can no longer access Planet data, a primary source for ongoing investigations into military demolitions in Lebanon.
—Krishna Karra, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Born in 1974 in Camp Springs, Maryland, Paglen through a practice encompassing photography, simulation, remote sensing, sculpture, writing, research, and engineering, explores and exposes digitally invisible structures that shape contemporary political and social life.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Remote sensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote%20sensing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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