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Screenshot of mapped building footprints in Cambodia.

Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

By Ross Bernet and Andrew Fink-Miller on January 23rd, 2020

We created a map that shows the difference between two building footprint datasets of Cambodia: OSM and Orbital Insights' AI generated dataset.

Slider for testing seams of labeled machine learning data.

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3 Ways to Analyze the Results of a Supervised Machine Learning Model

By Joe Morrison on December 13th, 2019

How accurate are our supervised machine learning models and what are they really doing? We offer 3 tips to help you better understand these models.

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Modeling State with TypeScript

By Peter Caisse on December 12th, 2019

Working with frontend state can be challenging. With TypeScript, thoughtfully constructed types can help prevent bugs by making bad states unrepresentable. Let's explore a common use case and examine how to do this effectively in TypeScript.

Azavea team team leading GIS training in Guyana.

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Ethical Machine Learning for Disaster Relief: Rage for Machine Learning

By Niki LaGrone on December 10th, 2019

ML's predictive powers are driving a rage for deep learning in the crisis management and disaster relief industries. How can these powers be harnessed for ethical machine learning?

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Ethical Machine Learning for Disaster Relief: Avoiding the Second Disaster

By Niki LaGrone on November 25th, 2019

Machine learning on satellite imagery is revolutionizing disaster relief. What does ethical machine learning mean in this field?

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Betting Big on the Spatiotemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) Standard

By Joe Morrison on November 22nd, 2019

We're investing heavily in the STAC specification - including building a STAC-compatible Python library and server as well contributing to the Label Extension. We're hoping this work will help accelerate adoption across the geospatial engineering community more broadly.

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Modeling State with TypeScript

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Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

3 Ways to Analyze the Results of a Supervised Machine Learning Model

Modeling State with TypeScript

Ethical Machine Learning for Disaster Relief: Rage for Machine Learning

Ethical Machine Learning for Disaster Relief: Avoiding the Second Disaster

Betting Big on the Spatiotemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) Standard