- October 8, 2016
Robots of the Deep
Read moreWe have mapped the surface of the Moon at a resolution of 328 feet. We have mapped the surface of Mars. Yet, here on Earth, 95 percent of the deep seas remain a mystery to us. Put another way,…
1 - October 6, 2016
Report on 2016 UNCOPUOS Meeting
Read moreFor people who care about space-based Earth observation, this is a good time to pay attention to the United Nations’ space agenda.
Although one can hear a lot of skepticism about the pace and efficacy of the UN’s approach to…
- October 5, 2016
Geospatial Solutions
Read moreThis series began a year ago by examining alternatives to Google Earth Enterprise, which Google will stop supporting on March 22, 2017; it then expanded to review a wide range of tools for geospatial visualization and analysis. For this…
- October 5, 2016
Achieving the SDGs, and the XPRIZE
Read moreDear Reader,
Rarely do contests capture people’s imagination in the way that the XPRIZE does. I remember learning about the 2007 $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, a competition that challenges innovators and entrepreneurs to develop methods of robotic lunar exploration….
- September 16, 2016
A Look at Earth from Aliens’ Perspective
Read moreThe unseen patterns in human behavior are not only among the causes for racism, they also cause misinterpretation of evidence and prevent the creation and use of knowledge.
Looking at the current trends in the Earth system and the dominant…