Description This image taken from space is part of a collection of more than 400 amazing satellite pictures provided by Spot Image. Nineveh plains is a region in Iraq, which hold under its rich agricultural lands an extension of the petroleum fields in direct contract with foreign oil exploration companies.
Astrium Geo, Toulouse Member Since January 2009 Artist StatementAsk us for the Earth
Astrium-GEO handles the world-wide distribution of geographical information products and services using data from Earth observation satellites (optical or radar) ranging from low to very high resolution: Spot 4 and 5, Kompsat-2, Formosat-2, as well as TerraSAR-X, ENVISAT/ERS, LANDSAT-7, etc.