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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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Project Spotlight: Cerulean

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

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

Project Spotlight: Cerulean

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

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, Ph.D.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.

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SkyTruth Intern Michelle Evangelista reports on “Mexico’s Niagara,” turned into an industrial hellscape

September 6, 2023

Juanacatlán Falls, long a natural resource for residents, Mexicans, and tourists, now a dumping ground for industrial waste and a source of pain for many

The Santiago River, referred to in the regional language of Nahuatl as “Río Chignahuapan,” translated as “the power of the nine rivers,” was the backbone of a thriving indigenous community near Guadalajara, Mexico.

100 days after the MT Princess Empress sank in the Philippines, oil leaking from the tanker could still be seen from space

August 8, 2023

In the early hours of February 28, the MT Princess Empress -- an oil tanker following a common shipping route in the Philippines -- encountered rough seas and strong winds while en route from Limay, Bataan to Iloilo City.

The ship started to take on water and suffered engine trouble as the waves tossed it around in the waters off Oriental Mindoro. After putting out a distress call, the captain and 19 crewmembers were rescued from the sinking tanker by a nearby cargo ship. The unmanned Princess Empress continued to drift toward Balingawan Point in Naujan, where it finally submerged about 14 km (9 mi) from shore.

En una reserva remota en la Amazonía, guardaparques peruanos enfrentan una amenaza compleja de la minería ilegal de oro

July 17, 2023

La ruta para recopilar datos en un puesto remoto en la selva pasa por un paisaje devastado por la minería ilegal y una serie de pueblos en auge minero lejos del alcance de las autoridades nacionales.

En la pared de la sede de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri de Perú, el personal del parque había colocado un mapa con cuadrículas de colores que identificaban las áreas amenazadas. La mayoría de las áreas estaban en los bordes de la reserva donde los mineros y cultivadores de coca presionaban contra sus límites.

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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

Project Spotlight: Cerulean

Project Spotlight: Cerulean

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

Juanacatlán Falls, long a natural resource for residents, Mexicans, and tourists, now a dumping ground for industrial waste and a source of pain for many

In the early hours of February 28, the MT Princess Empress -- an oil tanker following a common shipping route in the Philippines -- encountered rough seas and strong winds while en route from Limay, Bataan to Iloilo City.

La ruta para recopilar datos en un puesto remoto en la selva pasa por un paisaje devastado por la minería ilegal y una serie de pueblos en auge minero lejos del alcance de las autoridades nacionales.

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