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October 26, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data Response for Typhoon Yutu

Typhoon Yutu brought winds of 178 mph and flattened neighborhoods on the islands of Tinian and Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. Commonwealth in the South Pacific Ocean.

October 24, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data Response for Hurricane Willa

Hurricane Willa, once a category 3 hurricane, has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it heads across Mexico. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, forecasters expect the storm to bring life-threatening storm surge, wind and heavy rainfall.

October 11, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data Response for Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael has made landfall along Florida’s northeastern Gulf Coast the afternoon of Wednesday, October 10th. A Category 4 or stronger hurricane has never made landfall in the Florida Panhandle.

October 10, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

GIS-Ready Building Footprint Shapefiles for Accelerated Analysis

Today, I am excited to announce a major milestone in our partnership with Ecopia.ai: together we have completed the extraction of every building footprint across the entire United States.

October 02, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data Response for the Indonesian Earthquake and Tsunami

On Friday, September 28th, a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a deadly 10 foot tsunami on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

October 01, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

SecureWatch delivers more powerful geospatial intelligence with the addition of MDA’s RADARSAT-2

DigitalGlobe SecureWatch delivers more powerful geospatial intelligence with the addition of MDA’s RADARSAT-2

September 15, 2018 | For a Better World

Response Data for Typhoon Mangkhut

The Philippines is evacuating thousands of people, deploying soldiers and positioning emergency provisions as Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens more than four million people in the north of the country.

September 14, 2018 | For a Better World

Response Data for Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is battering the coast of the Carolinas, bringing strong winds and heavy bands of rainfall. The National Hurricane Center is tracking this massive storm, which is bigger than the state of North Carolina.

September 13, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Maxar and LeoLabs working to promote safe, responsible spaceflight

Since the dawn of the Space Age in the late 1950s, humans have been launching objects into space for military, commercial, and scientific purposes. Today, space environment models are used to estimate total numbers of objects in orbit, revealing there are 29,000 objects larger than 10 cm, 750,000 from 1 to 10 cm, and more than 166 million from 1 mm to 1 cm.

September 12, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Explore how rising temperatures affect Earth

From DigitalGlobe’s unique vantage point from 400 miles above Earth’s surface, our high-resolution satellites can view how rising temperatures affect Earth over time.

August 20, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for Flooding in Kerala State, India

Massive flooding has devastated the Kerala state of India. Monsoons hit the area on May 28th and a second round started on August 8th. At least 164 people have been killed and over 223,000 have been displaced from their homes and are living in 1,500 relief camps.

August 16, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for the Mendocino Complex Fire

The Mendocino Complex fire has consumed more than 363,000 acres making it the largest in modern California state history. Burning northwest of Sacramento, over 13,000 firefighters and 2,300 members of the National Guard are battling the blaze.

August 16, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for the Indonesia Earthquake

On Sunday, August 5, 2018, there was a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The most recent reports state that 350 have died, over 1,400 have been injured and more than 165,000 were displaced by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

August 06, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for Ebola Response in the DRC

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has indicated new clusters of Ebola virus in the North Kivu province. Ebola is a constant threat in the DRC, however there is a high confidence with the government and the Ministry of Health that a quick response is key to containing and fighting this outbreak.

August 04, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for Myanmar Flooding

Monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding across Myanmar. So far, a reported 12 people have died and multiple soldiers were swept away by raging floodwaters. Heavy rain is hampering further rescue efforts. An estimated 148,300 people are taking refuge in over 300 temporary camps in the flood-affected regions.

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