Why satellite data innovations matter The desire of human beings to “think spatially” to understand how people and objects are organized in space has not changed much since Eratosthenes—the Greek astronomer best known as the “father of Geography”—first used the term “Geographika” around 250 BC. Centuries later, our understanding of economic geography is being propelled […]
Read moreNext week, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) will be celebrating its centennial at its Fall Meeting. New Light Technologies will be there to to showcase is cutting edge and innovative geospatial work. Visit our table. Come to our talks. Take a look at our posters. There are lots of opportunities to see how we’re reshaping […]
Read moreNew Light Technologies (NLT) is in Boulder, CO, this week, proudly sponsoring and presenting at the National Geospatial Preparedness Summit, organized by the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation. Attendees are coming from all corners of the emergency management community. The goal of today is to share first-hand stories and technical experience in […]
Read moreToday is Giving Tuesday. To honor the spirit of the day, NLT has made a charitable donation to its longstanding friends in the community: SOME.org and VETsports.org. SOME (So Others Might Eat) is a D.C.-based non-profit that helps the poor and homeless living in the nation’s capital. They work to provide for daily needs of […]
Read moreNew Light Technologies (NLT) brings its celebration of the innovative promise GIS brings to all corners of the country. From Florida to California, NLT staff were engaged with GIS professionals on the ground in cultivating their mapping technology skills and educating the community on new, cutting-edge geospatial tools rolling out onto the field today. As […]
Read moreNew Light Technologies (NLT) is proud to be a primary sponsor and supporter of the second annual Geo4Dev Conference organized by The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) in UC Berkeley, CA, this year. This one-day symposium will focus on improving the global humanitarian response to climate- and conflict-driven migration. GIS professionals nationwide will travel […]
Read moreAs it has been for many years, NLT is once again a proud to be a platinum sponsor of the 17th annual Turkey Trot, hosted by So Others Might Eat (SOME). On Thanksgiving Day, thousands of people will run in a charitable 5k race to benefit the more than 10,000 people facing poverty, hunger and […]
Read moreFew of the students grouped at the podium in the front of the General Assembly classroom had any prior experience as first responders to a hurricane, but, despite that, they clicked through slides outlining innovative and data-driven ways to respond in the event of one. Through a collaboration between General Assembly and New Light Technologies […]
Read moreSponsored by New Light Technologies, 14 professional mappers participated at Mapathon on behalf of the Humanitaran OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) at the GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018 conference in Palm Springs. The team volunteered their evenings and expertise to assist first responders in their work during natural disasters, working through a portfolio of different humanitarian projects. Some […]
Read moreBy Dana Kozhakhmetova, NLT Summer Intern How long does it take to recover from a hurricane? This was the main research question we were tasked to answer during a ten-week research internship at New Light Technologies. I have previously held research assistant positions at a university, but having the opportunity to work as one with […]
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