For the last year we've been building out the systems needed for a humanitarian satellite system, we jsut created this video to share with the public what that actually meansL youtu.be/Wx9y3gl4-Xo?...

Thanks to @emilytripp.bsky.social, @godin.bsky.social, @obtusatum.bsky.social, @chrisosieck.bsky.social, Nathaniel Raymond at @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social, @slair.bsky.social, @evanhill.bsky.social, @billfgreer.bsky.social for their insights, and @sidhubaba.bsky.social & Betsy Morais for their edits

New: U.S. commercial satellite imagery companies imposed an indefinite blackout over the Middle East, citing force protection But Iran has its own satellite imagery. I wrote about who's actually affected: The journalists & researchers trying to hold the US accountable: www.cjr.org/feature/blin...

Must-read perspective by @billfgreer.bsky.social on the censure of commercial satellite imagery of the Middle East. “The restriction doesn't eliminate the imagery; it just determines who gets to see it and who doesn't.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/view-h...

Want to learn more about our plans for our Humanitarian Satellite Constellation, Join us tomorrow or Thursday! #humanitarian #emergencyresponse #satellites #space4good #remotesensing

Just published this community needs assessment for an independent humanitarian satellite mission, I'd love your support in sharing this around, getting feedback on it, and any good vibes: www.commonspace.world/_files/ugd/1... #remotesensing #space #satellites #humanitarian #climate #conflict

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

We're honored to serve as fiscal sponsor for Common Space, as they work to build a high-res satellite constellation for humanitarian aid. If you use sat imagery for social good, fill out their survey to help shape their 🛰️ mission requirements @billfgreer.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@commonspace.bsky.social Just won the Kluz Prize for Peace Tech! www.kluzprize.org/updates/from... We're humbled and completely stoked to have won this prize, which validates the need for the data, the mission we've set up to accomplish, but also highlights the massive challenges ahead! Lets Go!

I was on a podcast talking about Common Space: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQof... I can't stand listening to myself speak, so let me know if i was any good.

Posting for reach because I dont know how the Blue Sky Algorithm works: The Moral Case for a Humanitarian Satellite: www.linkedin.com/pulse/moral-... It's about time that the space race included missions that actually help the people. #Remotesensing #CivilSociety #humanitarian #GIS

Making the moral case for a humanitarian satellite: www.linkedin.com/pulse/moral-... #remotesensing #space #GIS #geospatial #GIS4Good

Hi @bsky.app, At @commonspace.bsky.social we’re building a hi-res satellite for humanitarian aid & disaster response. If you use satellite imagery for good, help us validate the need by taking our survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Sat4Good #HumanitarianTech #geospatial #remotesensing

Went to Yemen, it was nice #socotra

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB

Life is about to make a big change for me. I will be leaving my full time graphic design job (that I have worked in for the past 14 years) in early April to vend and freelance full time. I am scared, but really desperate to make art. I love drawing.

Common Space (@commonspace.bsky.social ) is trying to create a new, consistent and reliable data stream (Satellite Imagery) to support and create a new baseline for humanitarian action. This article by @newhumanitarian.bsky.social calls out exactly why that mission is so important. Time to step up!

One of the reasons we started Common Space was to make high-resolution optical data open & accessible for humanitarian aid. Right now, the commercial imagery market is dominated by defense & intelligence—which means access is limited, even when lives are at stake. kyivindependent.com/maxar-techno...

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I dont normally re-read books, but just re-read these: The Death of Expertise by @radiofreetom.bsky.social The End is Just the Beginning by @peterzeihan.bsky.social Winner Takes All by @anandwrites.bsky.social Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty All Bangers, all relevant, and recommended.

Things that know where they are can act on their location. Spatially enabled things have increased financial and functional utility. So far that has been people, with the hope that AI will get there soon, with #geoAI. Is spatial reasoning necessary for General AI?

This is me… come hang out at the North51 Conference (www.n51.ca) in Canmore, Canada 🇨🇦 This conference has been one of the most consistently thought-provoking conferences in the geospatial schedule. Let me know if you’ll be there as well! @north51conference.bsky.social

When my house and community burned - where was the satellite information? A very raw blog post I am putting up so folks in the satellite, geospatial and tech fields can listen firsthand why I think we are failing the situations that need us the most. www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-o...

Satellite Imagery is used extensively in open-source investigative research, in this guide tech-fellow Agnes Cameron explains how some satellite images reveal more than the eye can see. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Maxar satellite imaging captured the destruction of the Los Angeles fires. In Altadena, California, entire neighbourhood blocks were completely burned (l). Shortwave infrared imagery is blended into the (r) image showing the hundreds of fires that consumed the community.

Satellite imagery shows houses burned down, roads closed, and the fires spreading across Los Angeles.

Happy New Years Everyone!

Interesting to see the 2024 National Plan for Civil Earth Observations. Highlight for me was "Goal 1. Advance Science-Informed Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Activities" Lots of conversation about direction, but it all feels strategic, not tactical. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

spacenews.com/why-the-eart... Nice to see a lot of agreement on the problem, and some new solutions to how to fix it, i'm not sure i'm convinced of this approach, but love to see the focus on solutions.

Landsat and Sentinel get most of the airtime (from what I see in the geo world) but important to remember that there are a bunch of other important scientific missions out there that the commercial world hasn’t really even started to go after, leading to huge gaps. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/c...

Alright, Blue Sky - Curious about what you think the trends in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation will be over the next year. This article calls out some potential changes from the new administration for Space in general, but what about EO? - finance.yahoo.com/news/10-pred... Lets discuss.

Just registered for #GeospatialRiskSummit looking forward to an amazing discussion. Hope to see you there! geospatialrisk.com

Hi 👋 I'm the human behind the @developmentseed.org account. I do my best to share our work so that the things we are building and learning can be helpful and useful to as many people as possible. Give the DevSeed account a follow for me, and share our posts if you find them useful. 🚀

So rad seeing CarbonMapper (data.carbonmapper.org) show off its data to the world... CO2 emissions globally, delivered everywhere. Check it out.

Israel's military campaign is leaving large parts of southern #Lebanon uninhabitable. Together with Cory Scher we spoke with @npr.org about how satellite imagery shows the scale of damages and the message its sending to Lebanese communities www.npr.org/2024/11/20/n...

Still learning Bluesky… but, I gotta say, kudos to the squad at #SatSummit for throwing an amazing conference! NASA Lifelines and the @developmentseed.org squad are doing tons of work behind the scenes and the geo community owes them a huge high five! Go team!

Headed out to Lisbon for #SatSummit, let me know if you’re around and would like to meet up.

Alright, I think I'm just about ready to move on from Twitter (X). Where are the #remotesensing, #humanitarian #GIS folks hanging out?

We're excited to speak at SatSummit in Lisbon next week on this panel about #earthobservation and environmental impacts of war. Together with @billfgreer.bsky.social and Cornelia Schultz from the Red Cross Climate Centre we'll discuss the how and why of EO in our work satsummit.io/2024-lisbon/...