--- title: DigitalGlobe Images Offer Unprecedented View of Forest Fire description: State-of-the-art imaging technology on board DigitalGlobe's recently launched WorldView-3 satellite offers unprecedented views of world events. canonical: https://time.com/3265203/digitalglobe-forest-fire/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-03T20:50:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:03:05.563Z article:section: Science og:title: New Ultra High-Def Satellite Shows Mind-Blowing View of a Forest Fire og:description: The new technology can penetrate thick clouds of smoke to reveal clear images og:url: https://time.com/3265203/digitalglobe-forest-fire/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a078adb6ac2de7f/6986a1e1810bbbb495c9340d/happy-camp-fire-digitalglobe-worldview31.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1840 og:image:height: 1035 og:image:alt: A forest fire at the Happy Camp complex in California’s Klamath National Forest imaged with (left) and without (right) SWIR, in Aug. 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Ultra High-Def Satellite Shows Mind-Blowing View of a Forest Fire twitter:description: The new technology can penetrate thick clouds of smoke to reveal clear images twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a078adb6ac2de7f/6986a1e1810bbbb495c9340d/happy-camp-fire-digitalglobe-worldview31.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Ultra High-Def Satellite Shows Mind-Blowing View of a Forest Fire > Sponsored content. 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The photo reveals a clear image of an August fire at the Happy Camp complex in California’s Klamath National Forest. 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