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August 22, 2019 | Earth Intelligence

The Rise of the HIVE: A New Era of Crowdsourced Imagery Analysis

GeoHIVE tailors campaigns to provide specific datasets and solutions for each unique question brought to the team. The platform currently hosts three different types of campaigns.

August 01, 2019 | Leading the Industry

In the blink of an eye – looking back on nine years with Tomnod

We are winding down the tech behind Tomnod and ramping up Maxar’s GeoHive, a related platform that allows customers to select their crowd.

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.

August 30, 2017 | For a Better World

Open Data Response for Hurricane Harvey

We have mobilized resources within our company to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and the long road ahead to rebuild communities in Houston & across the Gulf Coast.

July 13, 2017 | Earth Intelligence

Reflections on GEOINT 2017: From manual to automatic—leveraging crowdsourcing for machine learning training

Our team is excited by the growing interest in crowdsourcing as an enabler for machine learning. DigitalGlobe | Radiant is committed to applying proven techniques and emerging technologies along with our geospatial expertise to enable decision advantage that has mission impact for our customers.

April 17, 2017 | Earth Intelligence

Using crowdsourcing to map displacement in South Sudan

To improve population information, FEWS NET is partnering with Tomnod to gather data on 5 counties in South Sudan. This information can help humanitarians plan better responses, strengthen data analysis, and help those delivering aid know where to find those in need.

April 13, 2017 | Earth Intelligence

Join us on the first ever census of Weddell seals!

Join us in doing the first ever census for Weddell seals in Antarctica! Help us count seals in our latest Tomnod campaign.

January 03, 2017 | Earth Intelligence

GlobalXplorer blog series, part 2: images help tell our shared human story

By using satellite imagery in the GlobalXplorer project, we hope to preserve known historical sites and discover sites not known to modern archaeologists.

November 03, 2016 | Earth Intelligence

GlobalXplorer blog series, part 1: monitoring and preventing looting in Peru

Learn about GlobalXplorer, Dr. Sarah Parcak's project to use her $1 million TED Prize to turn everyday global citizens into space archaeologists.

July 26, 2016 | Earth Intelligence

Counting seals in Antarctica

Join our Tomnod campaign and help to count Weddell seals in Antarctica! Counting seals will help scientists to better protect and conserve the Ross Sea.

May 09, 2016 | Earth Intelligence

Next-gen geospatial experts hone mapping skills at DigitalGlobe and map their world

April 28 was Take Your Kids to Work Day, a chance for DigitalGlobe employees to introduce their kids to the exciting work our company does and how they can use our technology to contribute to open source projects that reach far beyond their neighborhood.

August 12, 2015 | Earth Intelligence

Eradicating polio with the help of remote sensing

The past 2 months have been major milestones for the eradication of polio for the entire African continent. DigitalGlobe has been helping the effort to eradicate polio with remote sensing and crowdsourcing.

June 22, 2015 | Earth Intelligence

GEOINT for everyone

With GEOINT 2015 kicking off this week, DigitalGlobe is thrilled to share some of the work we’ve been doing that aligns with this year's conference theme.

May 29, 2015 | For a Better World

DigitalGlobe winding down Nepal earthquake response activities

As the earthquake response efforts in Nepal transition from relief to rebuilding, DigitalGlobe will soon wind down its activities in support of these efforts.

April 30, 2015 | For a Better World

DigitalGlobe releases preliminary Nepal earthquake crowdsourcing results

UPDATE: The Tomnod team has released a Nepal earthquake data portal with a dynamic map of the latest crowdsourcing results.

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