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Project Spotlight: Cerulean

Cerulean uses innovative technology to automate the detection of oil pollution at sea and identify polluters. Video by AWS.

Tracking human
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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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Our new communications intern tracked down a host of previous SkyTruth interns to learn how the experience impacted their careers

Internships are a great way to get a taste of the professional world and prepare for a future career. Personally, I was drawn to SkyTruth because I was inspired by their mission to give accessible, free data and satellite imagery to all. I also saw SkyTruth as a wonderful opportunity for professional growth. But starting an internship can be scary, exciting, intimidating, and rewarding.

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December 14, 2022

SkyTruth intern Kennedy Lawson follows the trail of an offshore oil slick with no clear link to vessels or infrastructure.

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If you can see it, you can change it.

Leveling the playing field

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Using tech for good

Tracking human activity from space

Project Spotlight: Cerulean

Project Spotlight: Cerulean

Tracking human activity from space

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Impact story: SkyTruth Measures Advance of Mountaintop Destruction in Appalachia

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Impact story: Global Fishing Watch

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Impact story: Taylor Energy Oil Spill

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

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

The latest from our blog

Our new communications intern tracked down a host of previous SkyTruth interns to learn how the experience impacted their careers

SkyTruth intern Kennedy Lawson follows the trail of an offshore oil slick with no clear link to vessels or infrastructure.

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