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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…
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June 30, 2016
Synergy
More than ever before, companies are developing solutions on Open Source technology, or they’re opening up their APIs for…
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June 26, 2016
Saving Lives and Illegal Fishing
Dear Reader,
The value of geospatial tools and data continues to grow, and now, accessing that data is easier and… -
May 13, 2016
The GEOINT Revolution
It is time to stop looking backwards—the world has changed and the coming revolution will force us to adapt….
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May 13, 2016
Planet Labs
THE ADVENT OF MASS-PRODUCED, MINIATURE satellites is radically changing Earth observation by vastly increasing the imagery’s “refresh rate.” San…
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May 9, 2016
Companies Pick Up Where Google Earth Enterprise Leaves off
The waves created by Google’s announcement that it will stop supporting Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) in the spring of…
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May 9, 2016
Commercial SAR Comes to the U.S. (Finally!)
COMMERCIAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (COMSAR) data has considerable value for multiple applications and missions. Global national security concerns reinforce…
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May 6, 2016
Knowledge Must Translate into Action
Why does our knowledge not turn into action to restore the Earth’s life-support system? What makes us truly different…
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May 6, 2016
“Filling the Gap” with CartoDB, DigitalGlobe
Dear Readers,
In this issue, we are continuing our series,“Filling the Gap”… that is, the gap that will be left…