There are a lot of satellites surrounding our planet, observing and imaging its surface. But some of the sharpest, most capable among them belong to Digital Globe. Now, the company has released 25 of their best shots of 2014 for you to judge.
1. Mount Sinabung, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2014.
2. Aquaculture, Huayuanli, China, Oct. 18, 2014
3. Protests in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2014
4. Rainbow Range, British Columbia, Canada, Sep. 20, 2014
5. Prirazlomnaya Oil Platform, Russia, June 28, 2014
6. Henan Coal Mine, China, May 29, 2014
7. Itaipu Dam, Paraguay, March 12, 2014
8. Humanitarian crisis in Kobane, Syria, Nov. 6, 2014
9. Mexico City, Mexico, Aug. 1, 2014
10. Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, June 25, 2014
11. Cocos fire, San Diego County, California, May 15, 2014
12. World’s largest tire graveyard in Sulaibiya, Kuwait, June 4, 2014
13. Garden City, Georgia, May 16, 2014
14. Railyard, Maschen, Germany, Aug. 6, 2014
15. Different spectral bands showing mining at Cuprite Hill, Nevada, Sep. 19, 2014
16. Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, Sep. 24, 2014
17. Refugee exodus from Sinjar, Iraq, Sep. 15, 2014
18. Offshore oil drilling in the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, September, 2014
19. Airport, Everett, Washington, July 26, 2014
20. Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier, Rottenberg, Netherlands, Aug. 27, 2014
21. Alberta, Canada, Oct. 10, 2014
22. Nordenskjold Basin, Antarctica, March 12, 2014
23. Diavikk Diamond Mine, Canada, Aug. 21, 2014
24. Bayan Obo Mining District, China, Aug. 23, 2014
25. Flooding in Gunja, Croatia, May 21, 2014
Images DIGITAL GLOBE