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1 of 25Alberta, Canada, Oct. 10, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
2 of 25Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
3 of 25Itaipu Dam, Paraguay, March 12, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
4 of 25San Diego County, Calif., May 15, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
5 of 25Maschen, Germany, Aug. 6, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
6 of 25Spui Locks at IJmuiden, Netherlands, Aug. 27, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
7 of 25Mount Sinabung, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
8 of 25Everett, Washington, July 26, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
9 of 25Garden City, Georgia, May 16, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
10 of 25Kobani, Syria, Nov. 6, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
11 of 25World’s largest tire graveyard in Sulaibiya, Kuwait, June 4, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
12 of 25Sinjar, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
13 of 25Huayuanli, China, Oct. 18, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
14 of 25Nordenskjold Basin, Antarctica, March 12, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
15 of 25Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, Sept. 24, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
16 of 25Mexico City, Mexico, Aug. 1, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
17 of 25Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, June 25, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
18 of 25Bayan Obo Mining District, China, Aug. 23, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
19 of 25The Diavikk Diamond Mine, Canada, Aug. 21, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
20 of 25Cuprite Hill, Nevada, Sept. 19, 2014. (Spectral-rich imagery, like this, reveals what's below the surface)DigitalGlobe -
21 of 25Rainbow Range, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 20, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
22 of 25Henan Coal Mine, China, May 29, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
23 of 25Prirazlomnaya Oil Platform, Russia, June 28, 2014.DigitalGlobe -
24 of 25Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Sept., 2014.DigitalGlobe -
25 of 25Gunja, Croatia, May 21, 2014.DigitalGlobe
There’s something to be said for being on the ground when news plays out, but sometimes it’s the overhead view that provides the most unique perspective. Throughout 2014, DigitalGlobe’s satellites have captured scenes that gave us important glimpses into what was happening around us, from the unrest in Ukraine to fires in California. A leading provider of commercial satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe is holding its fourth annual Top Image contest and asking followers on Facebook to pick the year’s top picture. Vote here.
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