---
title: "This App Takes a Picture of You From a Satellite"
description: "An app called Spelfie can take a picture of you from a satellite. The resolution won't be good enough to pick yourself out, but it can show for big groups."
date: "2019-11-21"
modified: "2019-11-21"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/app-takes-picture-from-satellite"
categories:
  - "Science & Energy"
tags:
  - "satellite"
  - "space"
  - "the digest"
---

# This App Takes a Picture of You From a Satellite

![An app called Spelfie can take a picture of you from a satellite. The resolution won't be good enough to pick yourself out, but it can show for big groups.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/app-takes-picture-from-satellite.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Spelfie\</em\>*

## "Spelfie"

If you've ever wondered what you look like from orbit, a new app called Spelfie may be able to help.

The premise is simple, [according to *Space.com*](<https://www.space.com/space-selfies-app-spelfie.html>): go to a big event — there aren't enough satellites to go around otherwise — and sign in, and an Airbus satellite will snap a picture of your coordinates from space. You won't be able to [spot yourself](<https://futurism.com/earthi-vividx2-satellite-high-resolution>), but it is a neat way to interact with ongoing space programs.

## Big Goals

Spelfie was first used to highlight the growing pollution problem in Bali by capturing images of activists in the area, according to *Space.com*. The first image taken through the app showed activists standing in formation on a beach to spell "Act Now," the name of a United Nations [climate action campaign](<https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/take-action.shtml>).

CEO Chris Newlands gave a statement to *Space.com,* saying "Spelfie is a movement of people who want to change the world and make a difference through social media and imagery."

**READ MORE:** [New 'Spelfie' App Takes Photos of You from Space](<https://www.space.com/space-selfies-app-spelfie.html>) \[*Space.com*\]

**More on satellite imagery:** *[When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check](<https://futurism.com/gdp-government-books-satellite-images>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/danrobitzski>)