Blog post authored by Daynan Crull A view of Western Europe on the evening of August 5, 2020 as captured by the Suomi-NPP VIIRS-DNB sensor. Photo credit: Joshua Stevens ℅ the NASA Earth Observatory. A clear photograph of the Earth at night is quite remarkable on the face of it. More profound, still, is the […]
by Ran Goldblatt, Trevor Monroe, Douglas Glandon, Samuel Fishman, Daynan Crull, Gabe Levin The bottom line The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to end poverty and set the world on a path of peace, prosperity and opportunity for all on a healthy planet. It recognizes the importance of space-technology-based data, in situ monitoring, and […]
NLT Chief Scientist Ran Goldblatt will be serving as a guest editor for two special issues of the prestigious Remote Sensing journal. The journal is currently accepting manuscript submissions to be considered for publication in each of the issues. The first special issue is entitled “Remote Sensing Measurements for Monitoring Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals […]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT) is partnering with NoBrainerData to develop and provide clients with innovative data-driven solutions in the field of predictive demography and population dynamics. NLT is a leading provider of data analytics, geospatial, and scientific consulting services, including in the field of disaster management. NoBrainerData was founded by Dr. Jose […]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT), a leading provider of integrated cloud, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, geospatial, and scientific consulting services was awarded a new contract by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide modeling, analytics, systems development, and training services for the Response Geospatial Office (RGO). The RGO […]
WASHINGTON, DC — New Light Technologies, Inc. is launching a weekly Lunch-and-Learn series called “Tech Tuesdays”. It will be a weekly webinar starting at noon Eastern Standard Time every week. Each meetup will be a little different but will be centered on learning opportunities. Topics will range from high-level concepts such as “What is Innovation” […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT), a leading provider of cloud, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, geospatial, and scientific consulting services has been awarded new contracts by the U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) to provide a range of research, development, and technical support services for the Research and Methodology Directorate (R&M). NLT, who brings […]
New Light Technologies (NLT) is honored to participate this year as a gold-level sponsor of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association’s (URISA) GIS-Pro 2020 Conference. The event runs from September 29 to October 2, and, like other events throughout 2020, this networking event will be moved to a completely virtual format. We’ll miss the […]
While significant portions of the World have already been mapped in OpenStreetMap (OSM), many areas around the world are still not mapped (or not fully mapped). In addition, the completeness of coverage of OSM features varies in space and time. For example, the coverage of remote and rural areas is often lower than that of […]
New Light Technologies (NLT) has never seen a conference like this year’s completely virtual Esri User Conference, but we are excited to take part in it! NLT has partnered with Esri for over 16 years to support our federal and private customers in revolutionizing their geospatial infrastructures. This work has spanned such fields as disaster […]