What satellite technology/software is being used by geologists, if any?

[BoydBros]

Are there any satellite tech/software being used to identify formations/faults etc?

Other than google earth. I've seen some pretty cool stuff on the TV from scientist studying IR imaging of foliage, crops and ground cover, even the oil/fossil fuel industry using sat imagery, is something similar being used for identifying geological formations?

 

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[scilover]

Actually, geologists have been using satellites since 1972 with the launch of Landsat satellite. The launch of Landsat 4 and 5 in 1980s carried the Thematic Mapper scanning system with had added coverage of short-wave infrared and mid-infrared regions of the spectrum. It’s still being use, but newer satellites have been launched since then with better spectral resolution and accuracy when determining surface mineralogy.

 

[NJearthman]

LIDAR. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar

 

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