They are scanning constantly.
You mean AERIAL I hope. This is a photograph or movie taken from the air, by an aircraft or satellite
A satellite photograph is a photograph or image taken by earth orbiting satellite with special high resolution cameras. The GeoEye-1 satellite has the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system and is able to collect images of the Earth with a ground resolution of 0.41 meters (or 16 inches) in the panchromatic or black and white mode.
The pictures were taken by a satellite which can photograph a large area.
Areail photograph
One common term for such photos is a "satellite photograph" but this usually refers to photos of earth taken from satellites. There can be other terms depending on what or who is taking the photo and what the photo is of.
The satellite image will have more realistic surface of the Earth compared to photograph.
The satellite image will have more realistic surface of the Earth compared to photograph.
A birds-eye-view of a place or a picture of a place taken from above. For an example, see Google / Bing Maps' Satellite view.
how does NASA satellite photograph display the growing problem of ozone holes
photograph
A camera.
When people have their photograph taken, they are said to be posing.