- June 10, 2017
Global Ocean Shoreline
Read moreCartography of the world’s ocean shorelines goes back to the voyages of the first great explorers, when mapping was done by sight. Cartographers created maps based on what could be seen by boat and from the coast itself. The…
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FINAL ARTICLE IN THE SERIES ON Geospatial Processing & Visualization
Read moreThe Line Between vendors of Geospatial Software and providers of geospatial data is increasingly blurred, as more companies either provide both or partner with complementary companies. An example is a new joint offering among Harris Geospatial Solutions, DigitalGlobe, and…
- June 9, 2017
The Story of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai Island in the Kingdom of Tonga
Read moreAcknowledgements
This work was supported by NASA Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) grant number RRNES-20 (NASA HQ Earth Sciences Division, c/o Dr. Jack Kaye) and via a cooperative research partnership with CSA and MDA. The team…
- June 9, 2017
Changing the Story:
Read moreIt surprises me again and again how much we know, or could know, and how much we choose not to know. Behavioral economy and cognitive psychology have taught us much about human biases and how they impact the reflections…
- June 6, 2017
An Economy for HUMANITY
Read moreHUMANITY AND THE EARTH’S LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM
The notion of our planet being a life-support system for all life plays a central role in understanding humanity’s relationship to the planet. Humanity is embedded in, and dependent on, the “Earth’s Life-Support System”…