Category Archives: Technology

Natural disaster planning with new technologies

Since we are once again in hurricane season, it seems like a good time to address how geospatial data and new data collection systems are shaping the way that we now interact with forces of nature. Although we have not … Continue reading

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Join our conversation on Twitter

This is the perfect time to close out Excel and take a minute for “professional development.” If you didn’t know already, we maintain an active presence on Twitter where we share a broad range of environmental news items. We invite … Continue reading

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Mini-satellites capturing worldwide imagery on a daily basis

A Silcon Valley startup called Planet Labs has designed small satellites, known as cubesats, that are the size of shoe boxes and cost just thousands of dollars to produce (as opposed to conventional satellites that can require hundreds of millions). … Continue reading

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