How Plus Codes helped create new home addresses in India
Using Google’s Plus Codes, India-based NGO Shelter Associates gives slum dwellers their own Google Maps navigable address Maps
How we used Plus Codes to create over 14,000 addresses in a Brazilian favela
Here’s a look at how communities in Brazil used Plus Codes Google technology to connect with much-needed services. Maps
Create a work of heart on Valentine’s Day with Google
Every February, I tell myself I’m going to make homemade Valentine’s Day cards for my family and friends…and every February 13, I realize I’m nearly out of time. Add the fact that these days it’s ultimately easier to deliver digital…
Boat owners use drones to create global database on plastic pollution
AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions, DJI and Lagoon are using drones to build a comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines throughout the world. Photo: Matt Cooper/AnimaMundi AnimaMundi is a not-for-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its proprietary technology interprets photo and…
GNSS constellations create four strong winds
Matteo Luccio First, there was one. In July 1995, the U.S. Air Force declared the Global Positioning System had met all the requirements for full operational capability (FOC). Soon thereafter, there were two. In December of that same year, Russia’s…
Earth Archive project aims to create digital twin of entire planet
The Earth Archive Initiative is an unprecedented scientific effort to create a digital twin of the entire surface of the Earth – and everything on it. By scanning the planet’s land surface with very high-resolution lidar, the Earth Archive will…
New drone apps, technology create invisible fences – Florida Times-Union
Florida Times-Union New drone apps, technology create invisible fencesFlorida Times-UnionThe issue of drone control is so prevalent, NASA is even in the process of creating additional technology in geofencing that uses GPS coordinates entered by government entities that will keep…