30 amazing satellite photos that will change your view of the world

Daily Overview is a project that provides access to the most beautiful and relevant satellite images, changing the way we view planet Earth. Previously, this privilege was only available to astronauts or specialists at space research centers; now, each of us also has the opportunity to discover the unique natural and urban landscapes of the planet's most hidden places every day.

We've selected three dozen of the project's most impressive images so you can appreciate humanity's millennia-long legacy on Earth.







1. Bourtange, Netherlands.

Bourtange is a Dutch village with a population of 430. This star was built in 1593, during the Eighty Years' War, when William I of Orange wanted to control the only road between Germany and Groningen. Bourtange was restored in 1960 and is now an open-air museum.

2. Barcelona, ​​Spain.



3. Aerospace Maintenance Facility in Tucson, Arizona.



4. Central Park, New York City.

It covers almost 340 hectares, or 6% of the entire island of Manhattan.



5. The Great Wall of China, northern China.



6. Desert Shores, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Desert Shores neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, consists of 3,351 homes and four man-made lakes.



7. A new reservoir in Yuba County, California.



8. Residential area in Killeen, Texas.

According to official data, 923,400 homes were built in the United States in 2013.



9. Venice, Italy.



10. Vineyards in Huelva, Spain.

Vineyards wrap around the hills of Huelva. The climate here is ideal for growing grapes—the average annual temperature is 17 degrees Celsius, and the relative humidity ranges from 60 to 80%.



11. Greenhouses in Almeria, Spain.

Plasticculture is the use of plastic materials in agriculture. Similar greenhouses can be found in the plains and valleys of Almeria, where they cover almost 20,000 hectares.



12. Durrat Al Bahrain, Bahrain.

Durrat Al Bahrain consists of 15 interconnected artificial islands (including six atolls, five fish-shaped, and two crescent-shaped). Their construction will cost approximately $6 billion, and the project is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.



13. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, Pará, Brazil.



14. Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, Newark, New Jersey, USA.



15. Boca Raton, Florida, USA.



16. Resort in Mesa, Arizona, USA.



17. Port of Los Angeles, California.



18. Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain.



19. Agricultural crops, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.



20. Almudena Cemetery, Madrid, Spain.

This is one of the largest cemeteries in the world. The number of graves—approximately 5 million—is greater than the population of modern Madrid.



21. Palm Island/ Hibiscus Island, Miami Beach, Florida.

These are two artificial islands located in Miami Beach. Although the residential areas of these islands are among the most expensive in the city, they are the first to be evacuated in the event of a hurricane.



22. Freight Rail Yard, Atlanta, Georgia.

The Norfolk Southern Railway operates 34,279 km of track in 22 states, primarily in the southeastern United States. Its Atlanta, Georgia, station is one of the largest, with 3,648 locomotives and 79,082 freight cars registered.



23. Complex Interchange (A-3 and M-50), Madrid, Spain.

The A-3 and M-50 highways merge into complex "loops" southeast of Madrid, Spain. These intersecting highways are known locally as "spaghetti."



24. Agricultural crops in Loxahatatchee, Florida, USA.



25. Brøndby, Denmark.



26. Rice terraces, Yunnan, China.

For the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have grown rice on stunning mountainside terraces.



27. Deforestation in the El Dorado National Forest, Georgetown, California, USA.

8 hectares already cleared.



28. Edson, Kansas, USA.



29. Central Pivot Irrigation Fields, Hail, Saudi Arabia.

These circular patterns appear when crops are washed by sprinklers mounted on rotating towers that distribute water evenly across the fields.



30. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.



Palm plantations surround the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, ​​Spain.



Autumn has arrived in New Hampshire, USA.



London, UK.



Al Falah Residential Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE.