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August 03, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for the Carr Wildfire

The Carr Fire west of Redding, California has continued to spread and cause significant damage. Most of the evacuations have been lifted, however the fires continues to spread in rural areas. The blaze has destroyed over 125,000 acres and is only 35% contained.

July 31, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Earth Observation Challenge: The Three Winners

Sponsored by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe and the European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications, the Earth Observation Challenge launched in April 2018, calling on developers, geoscientists, and innovative minds across Europe to submit tactical solutions using advanced geospatial technology for one of two challenges:

July 30, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

How DigitalGlobe Technology Helps Protect Isolated Tribes Deep in the Amazon Rainforest

The protection of indigenous groups living in voluntary isolation – the so-called “isolated tribes” – is one of the most urgent human rights and environmental issues of the early 21st century. These communities have chosen to avoid contact and are some of the last populations on Earth that live independently, surviving on forest resources alone.

July 27, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data for the Laos Dam Collapse

An under-construction dam in southeast Laos collapsed on the evening of Monday, July 23rd, unleashing flash floods on nearby communities. An estimated 17.7 billion cubic feet of water had spilled over the dam, enough to cover an area the size of Manhattan in water 28 feet deep.

July 25, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

EarthWatch Launched at Esri UC 2018

This theme of this year’s Esri User Conference was “Inspiring What’s Next,” which is why we at DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, decided that this event was the perfect time to launch EarthWatch.

July 24, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

The Earth observation business: part Amazon, part Blue Origin

The early days of the Earth observation business were more like Blue Origin than Amazon. DigitalGlobe had to build an entire infrastructure: satellites, ground stations, global communications networks, imagery production and delivery platforms, etc.

July 13, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

How We Used Deep Learning to Identify Solar Panels on 15 Million Buildings

Read our latest post to find out how DigitalGlobe identified solar panels on 15 million buildings spanning 7.6 million square km of the Australian continent.

June 20, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Mapping Refugee Camps to Inform UNHCR’s Planning and Maintenance

Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp was originally established in 1994 to shelter approximately 9,000 refugees fleeing violence and war in Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over the next twenty years, the camp’s population swelled as people continued to flee long-standing conflict in the region. Today, approximately 30,000 refugees live in the deeply congested camp, making it more difficult for refugees to access water, medical treatment and electricity.

June 19, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

The Snowmobile, The Firehose, and The Notebook

On the occasion of AWS’s Annual Public Sector Summit this week, it seemed appropriate to provide a brief update on what we’ve been up to since we trucked the full constellation’s 100PB historical pixel harvest to the cloud.

June 12, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Choosing the Right Mapping Solution

The use of location data was once exclusive to mapping companies. In today’s mobile world, “where” is relevant in nearly every industry. How businesses generate, process, consume and disseminate this valuable intelligence is unique to each use case

June 07, 2018 | For a Better World

Open Data For Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Eruption

Last Sunday, May 3, 2018, Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, killing 69 people in nearby villages. As the eruption weakened, the ash cloud collapsed under its own weight and cascaded down the side of the volcano as a pyroclastic flow.

May 24, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

An Eruption through Several Spectrums

Today, there many satellites circling the planet with the capability to image volcanic events. We are fortunate at DigitalGlobe to own and operate the highest resolution commercial satellites, including one that has the only shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensor.

May 14, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

Geodata at the speed of global change

DigitalGlobe is looking to move the mapping world into the 21st century and become the internet of geodata. Not only is DigitalGlobe constantly collecting our changing planet, with more than 3 million square kilometers of new Earth imagery daily, but we are hosting all this valuable insight in the cloud for immediate access.

May 04, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

GBDX for Sustainability Challenge: Making solar count—automatically identifying renewable energy infrastructure

May 04, 2018 | Earth Intelligence

GBDX for Sustainability Challenge: Creating insights for one of the most threatened regions of Brazil--the Cerrado

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