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Various Roof Types as They Appear in Satellite Images

By Jack Gray, Roof Online Editor • Updated October 8, 2022

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Satellite image of asphalt shingle roofs. — Asphalt Shingle Roofs – Satellite Image

Satellite image of an asphalt shingle roof. — Asphalt Shingle Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a built-up roof. — Built-up Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a built-up roof. — Built-up Roof (dark lines are low areas between drains) – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a cedar shingle roof. — Cedar Shingle Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a covered bridge with a cedar shingle roof. — Covered Bridge with Cedar Shingle Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of an aged flat-seam copper panel roof on a dome. — Aged Flat-Seam Copper Panel Roof on a Dome – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a 5-year-old standing seam copper roofs. — 5-Year-Old Standing Seam Copper Roofs – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a ballasted EPDM roof. — Ballasted EPDM Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a ballasted EPDM roof. — Ballasted EPDM Roof (dark lines are low areas between drains) – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a fully-adhered EPDM roof. — Fully-Adhered EPDM Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a fully-adhered EPDM roof. — Closer View of a Fully-Adhered EPDM Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a mechanically-attached EPDM roof. — Mechanically-Attached EPDM Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a mechanically-attached EPDM roof. — Closer View of a Mechanically-Attached EPDM Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a modified bitumen roof. — Modified Bitumen Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a modified bitumen roof at the end of its service life. — Modified Bitumen Roof at the End of its Service Life – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a PVC membrane roof. — Typical PVC Single-Ply Membrane Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a PVC roof manufactured to look like copper. — PVC Roof Manufactured to Look Like Copper – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a slate roof. — Slate Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a slate roof. — Multi-Colored Slate Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a standing seam metal roof. — Standing Seam Metal Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a standing seam metal roof with a reflective coating. — Standing Seam Metal Roof with Reflective Coating – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a TPO membrane roof. — TPO Single-Ply Membrane Roof – Satellite Image

Satellite image of a TPO membrane roof with dirt built up at roof crickets between drains. — TPO Roof (with dirt built up at roof crickets between drains) – Satellite Image