Submerged Isles in Solomon Islands
The vegetation is still present on the image SPOT 5 acquired in July 2011, whereas on the SPOT7 image captured in October 2017, the waves roll over submerged lands.
Glaciers Retreat in Spitsbergen
Two SPOT 6 images show the retreat of glaciers near Spitsbergen, Northern Norway.
Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti
On 4th October 2016, the eye of Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane on record in almost a decade, slowly crossed the south-west of Haiti.
El Niño Dries up Lake Poopó in Bolivia
In 2015, the intensity of the El Niño seasonal weather pattern caused Lake Poopó in Bolivia to completely dry out. Two SPOT 6/7 constellation images clearly show the effects of the ecological disaster
WorldDEM™ Supports Identification of Hazard Zones Threatened by the Rise of Sea-Levels
The WorldDEM data delivered a very precise representation of inundated areas, even for areas further inland.
Noor Ouarzazate, the Record-Breaking Solar Power Plant
Monitoring the construction of Noor Ouarzazate with Pléiades shows the scale of what will be the world’s largest, concentrated solar power plant, a symbol of Morocco’s energy transition in the run-up to the COP 22 in Marrakesh.
Flowers Bloom in the Atacama Desert, Chile
On the Pléiades image acquired in December 2012, the sands and rocks testify to the aridity of the region. In the later Pléaides image, the flowers invade the dry landcape forming a carpet of mauve, yellow and multiple shades of green.
SPOT 6/7 Maps Wildfires in Yosemite National Park
The SPOT 6 image captured on 5th September 2013, shows two fires still active in the Yosemite Valley. With the near-infrared band appearing very distinct in the burnt areas.
The Slow Erosion of the Indian Isle of Ghoramara
The reduction of the size of the island is clearly visible between the image 20m resolution SPOT 1 image taken in March 1989 and the image SPOT7 image from November 2016.
Detection and Observation of Toxic Gulfweed in Martinique Using SPOT 6/7
On 18th October 2014, Airbus collected 18,000 sq.km of SPOT 6/7 imagery, from which the experts at Airbus DS identified 678 seaweed slicks.
Mangroves Retreat in Saloum Delta, Senegal
Two SPOT 6 images show the decline of the Atlantic facade of the delta, resulting in the disappearance of mangroves.
TerraSAR-X Based Monitoring of Forest Degradation in Ghana
Newly-acquired TerraSAR-X StripMap images with 3m resolution were compared with archive datasets, facilitating the detection of even small-scale variations
