{"id":1809538,"date":"2022-10-26T18:59:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T22:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1809538"},"modified":"2022-10-26T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T22:59:06","slug":"tracking-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-with-satellite-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/10\/tracking-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-with-satellite-imagery\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Satellite Imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloomberg<\/em>\u2019s MapLab newsletter looks at how freely available satellite imagery has enabled widespread monitoring of the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the invasion of Ukraine started, these images started popping up on social media and in the news so often that it seems like most of us have access to advanced satellite imagery intelligence in real time. […] But the role of commercial providers in acquiring and sharing so many images with such regularity is unprecedented. Their rise has made military-grade intelligence available to pretty much everyone who wishes to look into it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s notable is that because the satellites are commercial, the images aren\u2019t<\/em> classified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bloomberg\u2019s MapLab newsletter looks at how freely available satellite imagery has enabled widespread monitoring of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When the invasion of Ukraine started, these images started popping up on social media and… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[585,177,464],"class_list":["post-1809538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-conflicts","tag-russia","tag-satellite-imagery","tag-ukraine","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1814191,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/04\/updated-satellite-imagery-of-ukraine-reveals-russian-fortifications-damage\/","url_meta":{"origin":1809538,"position":0},"title":"Updated Satellite Imagery of Ukraine Reveals Russian Fortifications, Damage","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 April 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"Recent satellite imagery reveals the extent of Russian defensive fortifications built in the past few months in occupied territory in anticipation of Ukraine\u2019s spring counteroffensive: see coverage from CNN and Reuters. 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