Are satellite images affected by cloud cover?

While this issue has previously been documented2, to-date no studies have quantified the effect of cloud cover despite a lack of satellite imagery being a major inhibitor to an effective disaster response and an increasing humanitarian reliance on satellite imagery1.

How are satellite images so detailed?

Higher resolution means that pixel sizes are smaller, providing more detail. For example, 30cm resolution satellite imagery can capture details on the ground that are greater than or equal to 30cm by 30cm. The more pixels an image has, the more detailed it is.

Why are there no clouds on Google Earth?

Cloud data may not always be precise and shouldn’t be used for public safety or daily planning. There might be gaps in coverage and irregular shaped clouds. If new data is unavailable, we’ll show the most recent complete data rather than show no clouds. There’s no cloud data near the poles.

How should fog appear in satellite imagery?

The appearance of St/fog is dark red or almost red-black during nighttime, dark blue during daytime. The texture of the St/fog cloud top is remarkably less detailed than the top of Stratocumulus Sheets, at least in reduced-resolution images. Full resolution images show sometimes waves or lines within the Fog top.

What is the resolution of Google satellite images?

You can find basics information regarding resolution and accuracy on Google Earth wikipedia page. Most land areas are covered in satellite imagery with a resolution of about 15 m per pixel.

What is satellite image processing in cloud computing?

Satellite Image Processing is an important field in research and development and consists of the images of earth and satellites taken by the means of artificial satellites. Firstly, the photographs are taken in digital form and later are processed by the computers to extract the information.

Are the clouds on Google Maps Real?

The cloud layer in the weather data is real satellite cloud imagery, but you have to be high to see it. If you are just referring g to the cloud layer overhead and rain effects seen when close to the ground with atmosphere effects turned on, no, those are not the real view of the weather.

Are the clouds in Google Earth accurate?

Turn on Animated Clouds Tip: Google Earth shows stationary clouds by default, and animated clouds fade and then disappear when you zoom in. Notes: Cloud data may not always be precise and shouldn’t be used for public safety or daily planning. There’s no cloud data near the poles.