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SPOT
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[satellite imaging]
Acronym for Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre. Earth observation satellites developed by Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the space agency of France. The SPOT satellites gather high-resolution imagery used in natural resource management, climatology, oceanography, environmental monitoring, and the monitoring of human activities.
