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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 96 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 95 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 93 min read
10 Ways to be a Good Space Company
The more we hear from humanitarians, journalists, and community leaders about high-resolution imagery's impact, the more urgent it feels...
Bill Greer
Jun 46 min read


Fighting Fire with Data: A Case Study on Earth Fire Alliance and FireSat setting a trend towards non-profit Remote Sensing
Executive Summary: FireSat and the Future of Purpose-Built Satellites FireSat is the first global satellite constellation purpose-built...
Bill Greer
May 226 min read
Should Humanitarians Operate Satellites for Their Missions?
While at SatSummit this past May, a group of us debated if “the humanitarian sector should operate its own satellites.” Rhiannan Price ,...
Bill Greer
Feb 414 min read
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