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Satellite Atlas of the World | 
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Sales Rank: 1463853
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 13.3 x 10 x 1.3
ASIN: B000FA4TY8
Publication Date: November 18, 2004
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At the right distance the arresting presence of mountain ranges and the sheer artistry of graceful coastlines and meandering rivers emerge from the landscape. Terrains both strange and familiar become unfathomable abstractions from above. As the Earth's surface changes, and our ability to capture the impact of physical geography and human demography through satellite imaging improves, snapshots from outside the atmosphere are frequently turned to as valuable tools for understanding. More than a collection of aerial photographs or an example of a high-tech art form, the Satellite Atlas of the World is a detailed rendering of scientific data. Within this book, the latest satellite technology has been used to produce images of unparalleled clarity and color, providing beautiful photographs of countries, seas, mountains and lakes from an entirely new perspective.
Covering six continents, the atlas begins with long shots of each region, moving in to focus on specific countries as well as familiar landmarks such as the Pyramids at Giza along with magnificent views of world's cities. Continent by continent, the magnification is progressively refined in a series of stunning pictures as the camera moves closer to the Earth. A brief introduction discusses the imaging techniques and mapping scales used, and captions on each page supply the reader with nuggets of historical and statistical information about each of the areas captured digitally.
More than a reference book or an album of artwork, the Satellite Atlas of the World is a unique representation of Earth in transition. Enthusiasts of photography and geography alike will marvel at the highest, widest, most densely populated and unusual terrains in images that offer an unforgettable portrait of our planet in the 21st century.
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 Great photos, but doesn't supplant a typical atlas December 4, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a marvelous oversized book, reasonably priced, with stunning images from high up in the sky of much of terrestrial Earth. I look at it more as a work of art, and less as a reference you'd expect from a typical atlas of the world. If you need a reference of roads, and cities, and any specifics, look elsewhere. However, if you want to visualize Antarctica in the raw, or the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, or the Vatnajokull Glacier in Iceland, then this is your book.
My personal favorites: Bourtange in the Netherlands, Rome, Venice, Vesuvius, Moscow, Mecca, Yemen, UAE (a number of great photos), Iran (check out the Great Salt Desert), the Ganges Delta and the Lena Delta, Mauritania, Algeria (chicken skin), Australia, the Amazon, and many more.
Again, if you are looking for a map, go elsewhere. This is stunning photography from a perspective not seen by humans standing on this earth.
 Incredible to stunning pictures of the earth September 27, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This volume has more than 200 full color and false color satellite images of the surface of the earth. They've been selected for their interesting aspects and their beauty, although in a few cases images taken at two different times are presented so that a comparison can be made between earlier and later. Of current (September, 2005) interest is the photo on page 223: New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. Part of the caption reads: "Damming of the Mississippi river north of New Orleans has prevented vital silt from reinforcing the river delta, with the result that the city is slowly sinking into the gulf of Mexico."
If you're interested in the earth or if you have a child or children over about 11 years old this would be a very good volume to own.
Many years ago I bougt a NASA volume "Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World." That was published in 1976 and also had many stunning images. The advances in photographic and satellite imaging technologies since then have been remarkable and the photographs in the newer book very much show those advances.
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