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October 11, 2016
Supporting Agenda 2030’s Sustainable Development Goals
In October 2015, the United Nations’ Plenary agreed on Agenda 2030, the “Road to Dignity,” as the Secretary General…
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October 8, 2016
Robots of the Deep
We have mapped the surface of the Moon at a resolution of 328 feet. We have mapped the surface…
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October 6, 2016
Report on 2016 UNCOPUOS Meeting
For people who care about space-based Earth observation, this is a good time to pay attention to the United…
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October 5, 2016
Geospatial Solutions
This series began a year ago by examining alternatives to Google Earth Enterprise, which Google will stop supporting on…
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October 5, 2016
Achieving the SDGs, and the XPRIZE
Dear Reader,
Rarely do contests capture people’s imagination in the way that the XPRIZE does. I remember learning about the…
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September 16, 2016
A Look at Earth from Aliens’ Perspective
The unseen patterns in human behavior are not only among the causes for racism, they also cause misinterpretation of…
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July 8, 2016
The Laboratory for “Patient Earth”
The Leaders of the world are in need of knowing what is happening to the Earth’s life-support system and…
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June 30, 2016
From Selling Pixels to Selling Answers
This series of articles began in our Fall 2015 issue by focusing on the impact on vendors and users…
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June 30, 2016
Freeing Slaves from the High Seas
In May 2015, former slave fisherman Myint Naing, 40, was reunited with his family after 22 years. He was…
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June 30, 2016
The Power of Trees: Decreasing the Carbon Footprint
Natural resource management in cities is a tough gig. Managers have to plan for the health and longevity of…