Seen from space, the world before and from containment

This series of before-after images was made from images acquired by the different types of satellites in the constellation Planet. In terms of resolution and of quality, the satellites of the constellation Planet are obviously capable of better. In this specific case, they are mainly used for educational and educational purposes.

Wuhan

In Wuhan, epicenter of the'epidemic, the very strict containment measures are gradually lifted as the situation improves. As shown in these satellite images, traffic decreased significantly during the confinement period.

Wuhan

The district of one of Wuhan's stations.

Venice

In Venice, containment measures and the prohibition of all tourist activities had effects on the water quality which clean up in particular.

Pinal Airpark

Pinal Airpark is an airport in the United States, located in Arizona. It is known to be an airplane graveyard due to its arid and dry environment which reduces the risk of corrosion stored aircraft. While some are stored because they have become obsolete or used to supply spare parts, others are temporarily stored due to the drop in air traffic generated by the epidemic of the new coronavirus.

Mountain view

Mountain View is a town in Santa Clara County, California, in the southern San Francisco Bay area, between Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Los Altos. It is best known for hosting many corporate headquarters, including those of Google, Mozilla, Creative Common for example.

Oakland

Located in San Francisco Bay, Oakland is a city smart health connected by San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge. The two satellite images show the toll plaza that crosses the bridge to reach the city of San Francisco.

Hollywood Freeway

The Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles' main freeway, is normally one of the busiest in the United States.

Orlando Walt Disney World Parks

All over the planet, amusement parks close their doors one after the other. In Orlando, Florida, the Walt Disney World, which stretches for 110 km² and is divided into several theme parks, has also closed.

Chicago

In Chicago, in the state of Illinois, the ice of Lake Michigan has also deserted the city … 🙂

Miami

Unsurprisingly, the beaches of Miami are also deserted.

Mecca

Mecca, the holiest place in Islam, has been closed to the public due to the global epidemic of Coronavirus. As these satellite images show, the esplanade surrounding the Kaaba, located in the heart of the Great Mosque in Mecca, is deserted.