How to Use remote sensing in a Sentence

remote sensing

noun
  • Quantix launches a new era of remote sensing for aerial inspections, mapping and actionable insights.
    — Evan Ackermanerico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2016
  • One of the mission's primary scientific tasks is to conduct remote sensing and on-the-spot investigations of water ice at the lunar south pole.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And this extends to other areas of space, including remote sensing and low-Earth orbit telecommunications.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now, Frontex is refocusing its resources from shipboard patrols to aerial and remote sensing, according to its requests for orientation on the latest technology.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Terahertz technologies for medical applications, remote sensing, and manufacturing are already works in progress.
    — Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Objects may also change their scattering fingerprints depending on physical conditions such as pressure or temperature, offering potential for remote sensing.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Looking at some of the things that Spot, Pick, and Handle are able to do now, there are applications that many of Hyundai’s customers could benefit from in terms of mobility, remote sensing, and material handling.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2020
  • These include lidar and laser communication, advanced ion thrusters for more efficient satellite manoeuvring, and microwave remote sensing for high-resolution Earth observation and weather monitoring.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • An example of a technology adapted to fast changes is Lockheed Martin’s LM400 satellite, which has varied capabilities such as missile warning or remote sensing.
    — Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The findings suggest that the ice is 20 and 23 km deep at the north-pole with an average of 25 to 28 km globally – slightly deeper than previous estimates obtained using other remote sensing and modeling techniques, as per the release.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • While non-intrusive research activities such as remote sensing and documentation are permitted, any action that could disturb the wreck requires authorization from the Naval History and Heritage Command.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Applications including medical imaging, remote sensing, and manufacturing could ultimately be beneficiaries of this detector, too.
    — Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Beyond his business, Gustafson also spent almost three decades teaching at a prominent research university in Virginia, passing his expertise on to students, some of whom went on to careers in environmental monitoring, intelligence, and remote sensing.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Understanding the Moon’s surface chemistry is key to uncovering its geology and history, but most previous maps relied on remote sensing combined with samples from near-side missions like Apollo, Luna, and Chang’e-5.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Much of the video employs LiDAR remote sensing, quantum ghost imaging, 3D modeling photogrammetry, and thermal cameras, as means of reappropriating contemporary forms of surveillance and control.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Chinese media reports suggest the Guowang satellites could accommodate a range of instrumentation, including broadband communications payloads, laser communications terminals, synthetic aperture radars, and optical remote sensing payloads.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Similarly, Garretson said, lunar surface activity is likely dependent upon orbital infrastructure to provide position, navigation and timing, communications, remote sensing, and space domain awareness.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The report calls for a series of actions, including transforming farming — by far the biggest global user of water — through shifting crops and more efficient irrigation; better water monitoring using AI and remote sensing; reducing pollution; and increasing protection for wetlands and groundwater.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Micah Farfour, special adviser for remote sensing at Amnesty International, says the organization can no longer access Planet data, a primary source for ongoing investigations into military demolitions in Lebanon.
    — Krishna Karra, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Enhance Precision and Efficiency Integrating cutting-edge technologies such as real-time data analytics and remote sensing, for example, can significantly enhance the precision and efficiency of security assessments.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
  • Born in 1974 in Camp Springs, Maryland, Paglen through a practice encompassing photography, simulation, remote sensing, sculpture, writing, research, and engineering, explores and exposes digitally invisible structures that shape contemporary political and social life.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Creating Marine Conservation Partnerships Marine conservation offers unique opportunities for tech companies to apply their core capabilities—data analytics, remote sensing and connectivity solutions—in service of environmental protection.
    — Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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