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Common Values Guiding a Humanitarian Satellite Mission
The most powerful shift in space technology today is not the sensors, the rockets, or the constellations. It is a shift in values. For decades, satellite imagery has been shaped by a simple assumption: those with the greatest resources control the view from space. Governments and a small number of commercial actors have determined what is seen, who sees it, and how that information is used. The technology advanced rapidly, but the power structure around it remained largely un
Bill Greer
3 hours ago4 min read


AI Can't Save the World If It Can't See Our Problems Clearly
AI and the humans using AI are only as powerful as the data they learn from. Yet when it comes to understanding the real world, the...
Bill Greer
Oct 9, 20256 min read


So Many Satellites, So Little Access. Why Business-as-Usual Is Failing Communities in Crisis.
Imagine a world where a humanitarian satellite is fully operational - where every responder, researcher, and community advocate can...
Bill Greer
Oct 9, 20255 min read


A Moral Case for a Humanitarian Satellite: At what point does inaction become unconscionable?
Satellite imagery can change the world What does it say about our world when we spend over $54 billion a year on defense and intelligence...
Bill Greer
Oct 9, 20253 min read
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