Satellite Art: celebrating Canada's beauty from space

Rediscover the majesty of Canada's vast and varied landscapes through the eyes of those who use satellites to explore Earth.

We challenged 31 organizations from across the country to create stunning satellite images that showcase the natural beauty of a region in each of Canada's territories and provinces — not a typical order for companies used to treating satellite data for scientific or commercial use.

Yet, like any painter or sculptor, the specialists who process satellite data are visual artists who convey meaning through the careful selection of colour, texture, tone, shadow and shapes.

Browse this unique collection for the story behind each image, as told by those who created them.

Satellite Art gallery videos

Locations of the images in the Satellite Art gallery

Satellite Art

Stunning satellite images

Photo	Location	Title	Company
	Kootenay National Park of Canada, British Columbia	Kootenay National Park	Sparkgeo
	Jasper National Park of Canada, Alberta	Jasper National Park	Vertex Resource Group
	Prince Albert National Park of Canada, Saskatchewan	Prince Albert National Park	TRE Altamira Inc.
	Riding Mountain National Park of Canada, Manitoba	A Prairie Oasis	NextGen Environmental Research Inc.
	Pukaskwa National Park of Canada, Northeastern Lake Superior, Ontario	Pukaskwa National Park	Marcel Morin (Lost Art Cartography)
	La Mauricie National Park of Canada, Quebec	Sweet Summer in Mauricie	Dromadaire Géo-Innovations
	Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada, New Brunswick	Kouchibouguac National Park	SceneSharp Technologies Inc.
	Kejimkujik National Park of Canada, Nova Scotia	Kejimkujik National Park Seaside	Paul Illsley
	Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada, Brackley section, Prince Edward Island	Coastline where Land and Sea Meet	Arctus Inc.
	Gros Morne National Park of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador	Gros Morne National Park	Gros Morne Co-operating Association
	Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada, Nunavut	Seasons at the Top of the World	H2O Geomatics
	Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park of Canada on Banks Island, Northwest Territories	Serpent of the North	Esri Canada Limited
	Mount Hoge, Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada, Yukon	Kluane National Park and Reserve	Maxar Technologies
	Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, British Columbia	Satellite Art that Moves You: InSAR Ground Deformation Measurements in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, BC	3v Geomatics
	Peace River, Alberta	The Peace River – Frozen in Time	BGC
	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, A Prairie Winter City	Western Heritage
	Churchill, Manitoba	Chillingly Beautiful Melt Ponds	Ducks Unlimited Canada
	Moose River and James Bay, Ontario	Freeze-up in Northern Ontario – Moose River and James Bay	Cardinalus
	Mont Rougemont, Quebec	Apple Capital of Quebec	Effigis GeoSolutions
	Chaleur Bay, New Brunswick	New Brunswick's Year-Round Ocean Beauty	3D Planeta
	Northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia	Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia with a Winter Coat of Snow	Lost Art Cartography
	North Cape, Prince Edward Island	The Beauty of Sea Ice in Canada	Arctus
	Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador	Winterscape	Wood Canada Limited
	Mittimatalik, Nunavut	Qaamisimajuq – Blanket of Winter	SmartICE
	Smoking Hills, Northwest Territories	Fire and Ice	Arctic Eider Society
	Kluane Lake, Yukon	Winter in the Yukon	Polar View
	North Cape, Prince Edward Island	The North Cape Eddies: A Satellite Tribute to the Traditions of Prince Edward Island	Arctus
	St. Lawrence River, Quebec	Winter Drift	Dromadaire Géo-Innovations
	Banff National Park, Alberta	Unveiling the radar beauty of Banff National Park	TRE Altamira
	Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia	A swirl of clouds at the Pacific Rim	Hatfield Consultants LLP
	Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba	Beautifully Unfortunate	NextGen Environmental Research Inc.
	Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick	Giraffe Meets Van Gogh in Fundy Bay, New Brunswick	Digital Earth Geomatics
	Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador	A Painter's Palette at the Edge of the Earth	C-CORE
	Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia	Viresco (Meaning: I will flourish, I will grow)	KorrAI Technologies
	Sanikiluaq, Nunavut	Sikumiut – People of the Ice	Arctic Eider Society
	Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories	The Floe of Time	Polar View
	Rideau Lakes, Ontario	The best of both worlds	CATALYST (PCI Geomatics)
	Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan	Harmony	J.D. Mollard and Associates
	Whitehorse, Yukon	Mr. Whitehorse	MDA