Wired In The Wild

Via GreenBiz, an

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Conservation Technology

Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, an interesting article on conservation technologist Shah Selbe's use of data and drones to protect the planet:

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To Take Earth’s Pulse, You Have To Fly High

Courtesy of National Geographic, an interesting article on the use of satellite and airborne sensors to assess the environment:

The view out the window was
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An Airbnb Where Vulnerable Wildlife Checks In

Via the Wall Street Journal, an interesting report on how habitat exchanges are bringing the ‘sharing economy’ to conservation:

For too long, the Endangered Species Act has
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Orbital Insight

Via Red Bulletin, an interesting look at Orbital Insight, a geospatial Big Data

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China To Use Satellites, Drones To Monitor Pollution

Via Eco-Business, an interesting report on a new Chinese initiative to use technology to monitor their environment:

China will build a comprehensive network to detect pollution of the
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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