If you can see it,
you can change it.

SkyTruth is a conservation technology nonprofit using satellite
imagery and data to inspire people to protect the environment.

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NASA Earth Observatory image modified by SkyTruth

Leveling the playing field

Exposing environmental wrongdoing by making the invisible visible to safeguard people and wild places.

Giving away high-end analysis for free

Maps, data, images, and more available to everyone with an internet connection.

Using tech for good

Satellite images, cloud computing, data science, and artificial intelligence to protect the planet.

Tracking human
activity from space

Before satellite technology, destructive environmental actions often remained hidden from view. We use the latest technology to make stunning satellite imagery and other robust remote sensing data accessible to anyone for free, to hold polluters and others accountable for harmful activities that would otherwise remain hidden from view.

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Grasberg Open Pit Copper Mine in Irian Jaya.
Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies.

SkyTruth provides a great service to all groups looking to understand landscape-scale effects in locations around the world. Their innovative techniques to visualize environmental changes over time are truly groundbreaking.

Ann Maest, Ph.D.Chief Scientist, E-Tech International

Grasberg Open Pit Copper Mine in Irian Jaya.
Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies.

Tracking human
activity from space

Before satellite technology, destructive environmental actions often remained hidden from view. We use the latest technology to make stunning satellite imagery and other robust remote sensing data accessible to anyone for free, to hold polluters and others accountable for harmful activities that would otherwise remain hidden from view.

Learn More

“SkyTruth provides a great service to all groups looking to understand landscape-scale effects in locations around the world. Their innovative techniques to visualize environmental changes over time are truly groundbreaking.”
Ann Maest, PhD Chief Scientist, E-Tech International

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Impact story:
SkyTruth Measures Advance of Mountaintop Destruction in Appalachia

Our data on mountaintop mining in Appalachia allowed researchers at Duke University to demonstrate water pollution downstream from mining sites. This evidence helped the Environmental Protection Agency revoke a mine permit for the first time in its history.

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Impact story:
Global Fishing Watch

With our partners at Google and Oceana, we launched Global Fishing Watch to stop illegal fishing at sea by using machine learning to map and monitor the world’s commercial fleet.

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Impact story:
Taylor Energy Oil Spill

We tracked a 14-year long oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico which forced the Coast Guard to finally take action to stop the leak.

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Impact story:
SkyTruth data supports Maryland’s ban on fracking

Our data allowed researchers at Johns Hopkins University to determine the health impacts of fracking, leading to a ban in the state of Maryland.

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Impact story:
BP Spill — Using Science to Hold BP and Federal Regulators Accountable

We were the first to show that the BP oil spill was an order of magnitude larger than BP and the Coast Guard claimed.

The latest from our blog

The Trouble with Methane

April 29, 2021

Methane leaks from oil and gas operations are a big problem for climate. Solutions are coming.

Over the 162 years since the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania, a vast network of oil and gas wells, pipelines, pumping stations, storage tanks, refineries, and distribution lines has been built. And this network -- including the modern pieces -- is riddled with leaks. That’s a big problem, because methane in the air absorbs heat from the sun, warming up our atmosphere.

Making land use metrics user friendly

April 13, 2021

With a little help from friends, intern Cameron Reaves developed a user-friendly dashboard for SkyTruth’s Colorado River Basin work.

During an all-staff meeting in February, Cameron listened to SkyTruth’s Technical Program Director Ry Covington present his work on mapping vegetation in the Colorado River Basin. He knew he wanted to be involved. So he reached out to Ry and asked if he could help build the visualization dashboard for this data.

Learning together – from space

April 7, 2021

My conversation with astronaut, teacher, and SkyTruth board member Barbara Morgan stretched to two and a half hours, yet just scratched the surface of her remarkable experiences and perspective. Here’s a taste of what she shared and how SkyTruth helps her continue following her passions.

“I learned a lot.” That’s a common refrain from teacher, astronaut, and SkyTruth board member Barbara Morgan as she talks about her time with NASA.

SkyTruth’s work has been made possible in part by our valued tech, impact, and funding partners like these:

Other partners have also provided support over the years.

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If you can see it, you can change it.

Leveling the playing field

Giving away high-end analysis for free

Using tech for good

Tracking human activity from space

Tracking human activity from space

mtm

Impact story: SkyTruth Measures Advance of Mountaintop Destruction in Appalachia

gfw

Impact story: Global Fishing Watch

taylor

Impact story: Taylor Energy Oil Spill

mdban

Impact story: SkyTruth data supports Maryland’s ban on fracking

bp

Impact story: BP Spill — Using Science to Hold BP and Federal Regulators Accountable

The latest from our blog

Methane leaks from oil and gas operations are a big problem for climate. Solutions are coming.

With a little help from friends, intern Cameron Reaves developed a user-friendly dashboard for SkyTruth’s Colorado River Basin work.

My conversation with astronaut, teacher, and SkyTruth board member Barbara Morgan stretched to two and a half hours, yet just scratched the surface of her remarkable experiences and perspective. Here’s a taste of what she shared and how SkyTruth helps her continue following her passions.

SkyTruth’s work has been made possible in part by our valued tech, impact, and funding partners like these:

Join us on our journey to protect the environment

If you can see it,
you can change it.

Tracking human
activity from space

Tracking human
activity from space

Impact story:
SkyTruth Measures Advance of Mountaintop Destruction in Appalachia

Impact story:
Global Fishing Watch

Impact story:
Taylor Energy Oil Spill

Impact story:
SkyTruth data supports Maryland’s ban on fracking

Impact story:
BP Spill — Using Science to Hold BP and Federal Regulators Accountable