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\nESA\u2019s Proba-V minisatellite gives a false-colour view of circular fields fed by underground water resource in the mist of the desert.\n<\/p>\n
\nThis 100 m-resolution image shows the Wadi As Sirhan basin of Saudi Arabia, with agricultural fields fed water by circular-pivot irrigation systems, amid the yellowish desert sands and surrounding low hills and rocks.\n<\/p>\n
\nLaunched on 7 May 2013, Proba-V<\/a> is a miniaturised ESA satellite tasked with a full-scale mission: to map land cover and vegetation growth across the entire planet every two days.\n<\/p>\n \nIts main camera\u2019s continent-spanning 2250 km swath width collects light in the blue, red, near-infrared and mid-infrared wavebands at 300 m resolution and down to 100 m resolution in its central field of view.\n<\/p>\n \nVITO Remote Sensing in Belgium processes and then distributes Proba-V data to users worldwide. An online image gallery<\/a> highlights some of the mission\u2019s most striking images so far, including views of storms, fires and deforestation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nESA’s Proba-V minisatellite gives a false-colour view of circular fields fed by underground water resource in the mist of the desert.\n<\/p>\n \nThis 100 m-resolution image shows the Wadi As Sirhan basin of Saudi Arabia, with agricultural fields fed water by circular-pivot irrigation systems, amid the yellowish desert sands and surrounding low hills and rocks.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n