Elecnor Deimos Imaging

Image of the week (acquired 01/05/2012): Palmer Iron Mines in Michigan, USA

Image of the iron mines of Palmer. This area is famous for reddish colors that work for the exploitation of mines left in the lakes.

Image of the week (acquired 01/05/2012): Ak-Chin Village, Arizona

The image shows irrigated corn in the initial phase of growth.

Image of the week (acquired 23/04/2012): Houston and Galveston Bay

The image shows the city of Houston and Galveston Bay. Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas, and the fourth-largest city in the United States.

Image of the week (acquired 17/04/2012).Outer Banks. North Carolina

The Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States. They cover most of the North Carolina coastline, separating the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.

Image of the week (acquired 09/04/2012): Illinois (USA)

The most fertile lands left by the glaciers in the United States causes in Illinois 89% of the ground are for agriculture. In the mountains grows the higher quality grass of the Great Lakes region.

Image of the week (acquired 02/04/2012): Florida Keys (USA)

The image shows the Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. A small ecosystem of biodiversity connected by man through many bridges. Likewise the image shows part of the Everglades National Park.

Image of the week (acquired 29/03/2012): Smoke plumes in Asturias.

The severe drought affecting all Iberian Peninsula is increasing the frequency and advancing the time of forest fires. In the image are visible smoke plumes in Asturias.

Image of the week (acquired 21/03/2012): Caspian Sea

Thawing on the largest lake in the world. The lake makes border with Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran,Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan with the steppes of Central Asia to the north and east.It´s an area with high oil economic interest.

Image of the week (acquired 11/03/2012): Osaka Bay

The image shows Osaka Bay (Japan). A number of artificial islands have been created in Osaka Bay in past decades, including Kansai International Airport, Port Island, and Rokko Island.

Image of the week (acquired 07/03/2012): Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portugal)

The image shows the longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts),located in the Portuguese capital. At the North of the image shows the mouth of the Tagus river.

Image of the week (acquired 02/03/2012): Bandar Abbas and Strait of Hormuz (Iran).

The image shows the Strait of Hormuz which is a narrow, strategically important strait between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf. Image delivery is within 3 hours from capture.

Image of the week (acquired 22/02/2012): Great Dune of Pilat (France)

The image shows the highest dunes in Europe located in Southwest of France at Arcachon Bay. With approximately 60 million cubic meters of sand, it occupies part of adjacent forest.

Image of the week (acquired 14/02/2012).Giglio Island

The image shows the Giglio island and Costa Concordia's Boat as seen by DEIMOS-1 Satellite. The Boat is at the right side of the island represented by some white pixels.

Image of the week (acquired 08/02/2012): Area affected by flooding in Australia

DEIMOS-1 satellite shows the situation before (left) and after (right) of the severe flooding that have affected the eastern part of Australia.

Image of the week (acquired 01/02/2012).Ohuria Bay. Sinaloa. Mexico

The image shows the area "La Presa" to his entry into the Ohuria bay in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. This state is the most agricultural of the country, with intensive agriculture and it is called the pantry of Mexico.

Image of the week (acquired 24/01/2012). Kissama (Angola).

South Luanda is the Kissama National Park one of the most astonishing natural spots in Angola.

Image of the week (acquired 17/01/2012).Lake Tana. Ethiopia

Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia.With a maximum depth of 15 meters, its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 km² depending on season and rainfall.

Image of the week (acquired 10/01/2012): Dead Sea

The image shows salt evaporation ponds in the southern Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world with a salinity level about ten times the average of the sea or ocean.

Image of the Week (03/01/2012): Theodore, Queensland (Australia)

On December 2010 Dawson River exceeding 14.6 metres flooded Theodore, causing significant economic damage. The image shows the area one year later.

Image of the Week (26/12/2011): Zaragoza (Spain)

The image shows the historical center of the city of Zaragoza,including the shadows of Pilar's Basilic over the Ebro river, as well as the industrial artery, marked by industrial parks developed around it.

Image of the week (acquired 24/12/2011).The Sahara Desert.Algeria

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world, with about 9,065,000 km ² and is located in North Africa, separating it into two zones: the Mediterranean north Africa and south-Saharan Africa. The image from DEIMOS-1 shows an ERG of North Africa, more specifically in the western part of Algeria, a lunar landscape of sand dunes like craters.

Image of the Week (13/12/2011): New South Wales (Australia).

The image shows the intensive rice fields in Griffith, (Australia). The cultivation of this crop in this part of the world is done by modern irrigation techniques and not by the method of flooding.

Image of the week (acquired 04/12/2011): Valencia and the Albufera coastal lagoon (Spain).

The image shows the city of Valencia (top) and the Albufera lagoon one of the biggest coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean Sea (bottom).

Image of the Week (27/11/2011): Barra do Bugres (Mato Grosso, Brazil).

Barra do Bugres is an agrarian town in the confluence of the rivers Paraguay and Bugres.

Image of the week (acquired 22/11/2011). The Irrawaddy Delta.Myanmar

The image shows a part of the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar. This amazing zone was unfortunately devasted in 2008 by the Nargis Cyclone.The cyclone made landfall in Burma on Friday, May 2, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 138,000 fatalities.

Image of the week (acquired 12/11/2011): Lakes Kussharo and Mashu (Japan)

Lakes Kussharo (upper left) and Mashu (bottom right) are located in the Akan National Park (Japan). Lake Mashu is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in the world and it can be rarely seen due to frequent heavy fog.

Image of the Week (09/11/2011): Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon (Tibet).

In Nyingchi is located the Grand Canyon of the Yarlung Zangbo River, considered the last clean place of the planet thanks to its isolation and difficult access.

Image of the Week (01/11/2011): Iguazu Falls Region

Iguazu Falls is one of the main touristic spots all over the World. In the image can be appreciated the Iguazu river and the Itaipu dam over Parana river.

Image of the Week (25/10/2011): Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

Mecca is located 73 km inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of 277 m above sea level. Its resident population is oround 1.7 million.

Image of the week (15/10/2011): Fire in Pontevedra (Spain)

Image acquired by DEIMOS-1 satellite a few hours after starting a forest fire in Pontevedra of October 15th, 2011.

Image of the Week ( 12/10/2011): Aral Sea

The Aral Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is a clear example of desertification experienced some inland seas due to overexploitation and pollution.

Image of the week (adquired 06/10/2011): Hubei Province, China.

In this image can be seen the Hanshui river and the Danjiangkou reservoir on this river.

Image of the Week ( 25/09/2011): Austin, Texas

Curiosities. Near Austin Texas, there is a recreational area owned by Mr. Luecke, where the trees write their name visible from the satellite.

Image of the Week ( 22/09/2011): Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)

Dhahran is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Large oil reserves were first identified in the Dhahran area in 1931, and in 1935 Standard Oil of California drilled the first commercially viable oil well.

Image of the week (acquired 12/09/2011): Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, lies on a T-shaped island in the South-East of the Persian Gulf. The city is centre of the oil industry and one of the richest and modern cities in the world.

Image of the Week (acquired 07/09/2011): Hyōgo (Japan).

This image shows Hyōgo (Kinki Region), located on the Japanese island of Honshu. In this same image other cities such as Kobe, Osaka, Sakai and Kishiwada can be seen.

Image of the Week ( acquired 30/08/2011): Kovacica ( Serbia) Farmlands

This image contains agricultural structures in the surrounding municipality of Kovacica (Serbia). Town located 47km from Belgrade, whose lands have high productivity. The average size of the farmlands is 1 ha

Image of the week (acquired 26/08/2011): Mahoré Islands

View of the island paradise of Pamandzi in the Indian Ocean, and the international airport that receives thousands of tourists to go fishing in its crystalline waters.

Image of the week (acquired 17/08/2011): Coral reef (New Caledonia)

Coral reef located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific. It is the second-longest double-barrier coral reef in the world, after Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Image of the week (acquired 07/08/2011): Seyfe Lake (Turkey)

Lake Seyfer is a saltwater lake located in central Anatolia (Turkey). It holds great richness of flora and fauna and is a node on bird migration paths among Europe, Asia and Africa.

Image of the week (acquired 30/07/2011): Bazaruto Archipelago (Mozambique)

Bazaruto Archipelago National Park is located in the Indian Ocean just off the coast of Mozambique. Submerged banks of sand are discernible around the islands.

Image of the week (acquired 22/07/2011): Samara (Russia)

Volga river and mosaic of crops nest to the city of Samara in Russia.

Image of the week (acquired 21/07/2011): Forest fire in Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal)

Forest fire started on 19th July, 2011 around Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal). The red line shows the area burnt by fire.

Image of the week (acquired 08/07/2011): End of the reservoir "Tres Marias", Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Unique mosaic of crops and flooded areas.

Image of the week (acquired 24/06/2011) Missouri Floods

Deimos-1 shows the flood water enters the Missouri in a nuclear power plant in Nebraska

Image of the week ( acquired 02/02/2011). Maracaibo and its Lake

The image shows Maracaibo's Lake. We can see the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge with 8,678 metres (5.4 miles) from shore to shore. Maracaibo's Lake has a nitrification problem which produce an exceptional growing of an aquatic plant named Lemma Minor and its concentration can be observed in the picture.

Image of the week (acquired 27/05/2011): Qingdao Haiwan Bridge

The DEIMOS-1 image shows the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge in Jiaozhou Bay (China). The bridge, recently inaugurated, measures 42.5 km and is the world’s longest cross sea bridge.

Image of the week (acquired 17/06/2011): Teide Mountain (Spain)

View of the inactive Teide volcano (Tenerife island), the highest mountain in Spain. The natural park of "Las Cañadas del Teide" is one of the most visited places during the summer.

Image of the week (acquired 09/06/2011): City of Ningbo (China).

Urban structure of one of the cities in China with urban growing.

Image of the week ( acquired 04/06/2011) Forest Fire in Arizona

Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona, 3rd largest in state's history as was seen by DEIMOS-1 satellite

Image of the week (acquired 02/06/2011) Tornado Track near Sturbridge

The image shows the Tornado Track near Sturbridge, Massachusetts As Seen for DEIMOS-1 Satellite June 2011.

Image of the week (acquired 27/05/2011): Porto Velho (Brazil).

This image shows one of areas in the State of Mato Grosso in Brazil where there are land use and land cover changes.

Image of the week (acquired 21/05/2011): Oresund Bridge

View of the fabulous Oresund Bridge, which links the Danish capital(Copenhagen) with swedish city of Malmö, over the Baltic and North Sea.

Image of the week (acquired 10/05/2011): Crop area

Extensive area of crops situated on the frontier between the United States (top image) and Mexico (bottom).

Image of the week (acquired 03/05/2011) Meteor Crater: Impact signals

The Crater, also known as Barringer Crater in Flagstaff, Arizona, was excavated by a nickel-iron meteorite about 50 meters (54 yards) across, which impacted the plain at a speed of several kilometers per second. Apophis has 400m of diameter. It's consequences?

Image of the week (acquired 01/05/2011): San Francisco Bay

View of the bay of San Francisco, California. The image shows the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Prison, as well as the intense maritime traffic between the city of San Francisco and Oakland.

Image of the week (acquired 24/04/2011): Port of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Known as the Gateway to Europe is a complex of different ports and docks extending over the North Sea.

Image of the week (Acquired 18/04/2011). Patagonia, Argentina.

Vast region of Patagonia Argentina: From the Gallegos river to the Santa Cruz river after the austral summer season.

Image of the week (acquired 12/04/2011): forest fire in Benicolet

At late afternoon last Friday 8th April, a forest fire started in the area of Benicolet (Valencia). Few days after DEIMOS-1 acquired this image, clearly showing the active the burned area (red line).

Image of the week (acquired 09/04/2011): forest fire in Benicolet

At late afternoon last Friday 8th April, a forest fire started in the area of Benicolet (Valencia). Shortly after DEIMOS-1 acquired this image, clearly showing the active fire front, the smoke plume and the burned area (red line).

Image of the week ( acquired 06/04/2011). Endorheic Basin in Australia

The image shows an endorheic basin from Australia. The bottom of such a basin is typically occupied by a salt lake or salt pan that provides them of a white appearence when is observed by satellite.

Image of the week (acquired 30/03/2011): Boston

The image shows the city of Boston and its surroundings. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, and one of the oldest cities in the United States.

Image of the week (acquired 25/03/2011): Etna Volcano (Sicily).

This image shows the volcano Etna with its snowy peak and as one of its latest eruptions of lava flows arrived and penetrated the village of Bronte.

Image of the week (acquired 18/03/2011): Area affected by the Tsunami. City of Sendai

The image shows the Japanese city of Sendai, one of the most affected areas by the devastating tsunami. A week after the natural disaster, the situation has been aggravated by a big snowfall.

Tsunami's affected zone. Soma's Coast

Image of the Week (Adquired 30/05/2010-12/03/2011). Our image of the week is dedicated to recent earthquake and tsunami over Japan. Here you can find an image with a before-after comparation for Soma's coast.

Image of the week (acquired 04/03/2011): Struggle against the sea

The image shows the dams of the Dutch region of Zeeland. They are considered one of the great hydraulic works of Humanity and evidence the titanic struggle of this country against the forces of Nature.

Image of the week (Acquired 25/02/2011): Venice

This DEIMOS-1 image shows the mythical city of Venice (Italy) and its surroundings.

Image of the week (Acquired 17/02/2011): Australian Red Desert

Part of Australian red desert, showing a fragment of Archean Eon. Being one of the places where are located the oldest geological formations on the planet.

Image of the week (Acquired 13/02/2011). Crop areas next to Louisiana (USA).

In the image you can see different crop areas, including some fields that are flooded.

Image of the week (acquired 02/02/2011): Field of greenhouses

Southwest of Almeria is the Spanish region that concentrates the largest extension of greenhouses in the world. This landscape known as "sea of plastic" is the only human construction visible from space.

Image of the week (Acquired 25/01/2011): Chad Lake

The lake Chad in the border between Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon and parts of the basin, surrounded by one of the most arid areas of Africa.

Image of the week (Acquired 17/01/2011): Southern Sudan

Seasonal savanna fires affecting large areas. Burned areas and plumes of smoke can be easily identified in the image.

Image of the week ( acquired 6/01/2011): Cairo International Airport

The image shows the Cairo International Airport that is now one of the fastest growing airports in the Middle East.

Image of the week (acquired 27/12/2010): Gaza Strip.

Overview of the Gaza Strip with irrigated crops.

Image of the week (acquired 17/12/2010): Honghu city and its surroundings

This image shows Lake Honghu, rice fields, Yangtze river, and different towns in the province of Hubei.

Image of the week (acquired 02/12/2010): Shanghai

This image shows the metropolitan area of Shanghai, the Bund, the Yangtze River Delta, vessels and urban infrastructure.

Image of the week (acquired 28/11/10).Niger River flowing through Mali.

The image covers an area between KéMacina and Timbuktu, where the river spreads into a vast floodplain of almost 40,000 km² in the flood season, known as the central Niger Delta.

Image of the week (acquired 18/11/2010): Irrigation crops in Wadi Dawasir

Wadi Dawasir is a desert area located about 650km SW of Riyadah.Much of the agriculture in the area is based on large farm firms using centre pivots.This image shows a lot of pivots with different crop status.

Image of the week (acquired 12/11/2010): Great lake in China

Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China. This image, acquired by Deimos-1 over the north part of Jiangxi province, shows Poyang Lake at the beginning of the dry season.

Image of the week (acquired 05/11/2010): Crop fields prepared for spring campaign

Spring is starting in Southern Hemisphere. This image, acquired by Deimos-1 over Salta Region (Northern Argentina) last week, shows the agricultural plots and the detailed spatial capabilities of Deimos-1.

Image of the week (acquired 03/11/2010):Volcanic formations

Nakadake volcano and town of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. In this image, acquired on the island of Kyushu can see the crater of the volcano and the cities that have developed on its outskirts.

Image of the week (acquired 22/10/2010): growing crops in the desert

Water is life and development. This image, acquired by Deimos-1 over Al Fayyum (Egipt), shows agricultural developments in an extremely arid area enabled by water availability

Image of the week: Circle pivot irrigation in Ukraine

Circle pivot irrigation is a method of crop irrigation in which equipment rotates around a pivot. This image, acquired over Ukraine by Deimos-1, shows numerous pivots with different crop status.

Recent forest fires in Arenas de San Pedro, Spain

False color image of the aftermath of the fire, with clorophile activity shown in red.

Watering pivots

Synthetic true color image of a large area with irrigation system by pivot.

Salamanca

True color image of the area around Salamanca, with clearly visible watering pivots, airport, etc.

Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Spain

Synthetic True Color Image of the area around Puertollano, Ciudad Real

La Horra, Burgos

Synthetic True Color image centered in La Horra, Burgos, Spain. Different land cover uses are clearly visible and identifiable.

Deimos-1 first image

First image taken by Deimos-1 on 5th August 2009

From Guadalajara to Alcala de Henares. Madrid, Spain.

Barajas district. Madrid, Spain.

Azucaica, Santa Maria de Benquerencia and Mocejón. Toledo, Spain.

Don Benito - Alange - Miajadas. Extremadura, Spain.

Madrigalejo. Cáceres, Spain.

At the bottom on the right side "Zucar" swamp.

Cyprus

The whole island of Cyprus, image taken 7th August 2009

Emirates, East half

An image of the East half of the United Arab Emirates. The image is very large, it is shown here heavily compressed so some artifacts will be obvious if zoom is increased

Imagen de la semana (adquirida 27/05/2011): Puente Qingdao Haiwan (China)

La imagen DEIMOS-1 muestra el Puente Qingdao Haiwan en la bahía de Jiaozhou (China). El puente, inaugurado recientemente, mide 42.5 km y es el puente sobre agua más largo del mundo.