SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Oct 17, 2026 - Brazil's National Institute for Space Research has recorded 3,335 square kilometres of Amazon forest clearance over the twelve month period ending July 2026, according to output from the institute's Prodes satellite monitoring system ^[1]. The Prodes system produces higher precision measurements than INPE's standard monthly deforestation reports ^[2]. Impact Insight. Orbital remote sensing systems deliver consistent, geolocated measurements across areas inaccessible to regular ground survey. This same class of calibrated satellite observation infrastructure is also used internationally for tracking asteroid impact sites, atmospheric event signatures and surface change events relevant to planetary defence operations.