Remote sensing in the media has become ubiquitous, with satellite imagery appearing in everything from the news to sitcoms to blockbuster movies, and even commercials. Given the varying levels of quality and interpretability, there is much to think about and discuss!
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict
The New York Times's coverage of Israel's invasion of Gaza included helpful uses of satellite imagery. If you scroll down to "Shejaiya" and use the slider to
toggle between before and after conflict began, you can see its impact.
In particular, look east of the city in the before image. The regular
pattern (with homogenous texture) of thin green rectangles (different
shades of green) suggests productive agriculture. In the after image,
the green is gone, replaced by browns - the pattern is gone too, with
much more variation, suggesting disruption. There are however regular
strips of light brown stemming from the west that, in association with
the border, suggest the movement of troops in Gaza. In my opinion, the
image is too small scale to be able to discern much in the way of impact
to structures.
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Look carefully at the authors -- Tim Wallace is a UW-Madison Geography graduate! Our students certainly go far...
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