Via New York Magazine, a profile of an interesting company Planet Labs:

Via GreenBiz, a look at eight ways big data is helping improve global water and food security:

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Via Nature, an interesting report on use of technology to monitor the Tibetan Plateau:

Courtesy of SkyTruth, an interesting report on use

Via Take Part, an article on how the use of satellite technology could help California manage its remaining groundwater supplies:

Via National Geographic, a report on the use of  Global Positioning System (GPS) stations to track drought in the western USA:

Throughout the western United States, a