Some say a picture is worth a thousand words. But history shows compelling imagery can affect action too, by helping to tell the shared human story. When most of us think of an iconic image, we think of the kind shot through a small lens a few feet off the…
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GlobalXplorer blog series, part 1: monitoring and preventing looting in Peru
Earlier this year, National Geographic Fellow Dr. Sarah Parcak announced plans to use a $1 million TED Prize to turn everyday global citizens into space archaeologists. What does that mean, exactly? By leveraging DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution satellite imagery and crowdsourcing platform, volunteer explorers will be able to help monitor known archaeological…
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Find out why Weddell seals are important to the Antarctic ecosystem and how counting this species on DigitalGlobe satellite imagery can assist scientists with conservation.
read moreCurious about the buzz over crowdsourcing?
As a student of innovation and disciple of the teachings of Clayton Christensen and Geoffrey Moore, I feel really fortunate to be a participant in the market disruption occurring through the application of crowdsourcing to the GEOINT industry. Today we have over 1 million members of our Tomnod community who…
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