eBird

Via Verge, an article on eBird, a social network that connects people to each other and also with birds:

It was a beach date that would transform Chris Michaud, though the memorable parts were

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Satellites and AI Can Help Solve Big Problems—If Given the Chance

Via Wired, a report on some of the hurdles that stand in the way of ambitious plans to use imagery to help feed people, reduce poverty, and protect the planet:

For the past three
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“Black Ships” and Space: Using Satellites To Combat Illegal Fishing

Via The Interpreter, a report on the use of satellite technology to tackle China’s illegal fishing:

At the first in-person leaders’ summit of the Quad in Washington in September last year, the four member
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With Technology, Animals-Turned-Oceanographers Are Helping Biologists Track Marine Lifeg

Via Knowable Magazine, an article on the use of technology to turn animals into oceanographers:

There’s only one word for it:
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An Ocean First: Underwater Drone Tracks CO2 In Alaska Gulf

Via AP News, an article on the use of underwater drones to to measure carbon dioxide levels in the ocean:

In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska’s
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Unearthing A World Under The Waves

Courtesy of National Geographic, an article on the application of space exploration technology to marine systems in an effort to expose life on Earth – and help protect it:

National Geographic Explorer
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Networked Nature
New technical innovations such as location-tracking devices, GPS and satellite communications, remote sensors, laser-imaging technologies, light detection and ranging” (LIDAR) sensing, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital mapping, advanced statistical analytical software and even biotechnology and synthetic biology are revolutionizing conservation in two key ways: first, by revealing the state of our world in unprecedented detail; and, second, by making available more data to more people in more places. The mission of this blog is to track these technical innovations that may give conservation the chance – for the first time – to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable environmental challenges. It will also examine the unintended consequences and moral hazards that the use of these new tools may cause.Read More