Digital Verification and the Battle for Aleppo

Why reverse image search is a crucial skill for today’s…

Dissecting a US Airstrike in Syria

Amid the grey dust and twisted metal, the young girl discovered beneath the rubble of a destroyed building in Kafr Deryan, a small town 40km west of Aleppo, is barely visible. If you look closely enough, for a split second you can see her ponytail and hair tie before…

Using object-based image analysis for automated displacement shelter identification and count

Worldwide displacement is on the rise, due to both natural disasters and complex emergencies, leading to a global displacement crisis with 65.3 million displaced people…

In Plain Sight: The World’s Refugee Crisis As Seen From Space

Access to the Inaccessible — Documenting Darfur Human Rights Violations from Space

Juba — Interrupted

On 8 July 2016, the fragile new peace deal forming the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) shattered to pieces in the capital of the youngest country in the world — Juba, South Sudan. Over four days, forces loyal President Salva Kiir and then-Vice President Riek Machar battled…

Mosul —the making of a humanitarian disaster

Satellite imagery of the Mosul area over the last few months looks like what you…

Geo and Tech Tools for Social Good

For many people in the world, technology alters and changes their lives in fundamental ways. The list of tech tools for social good is constantly evolving and expanding, as organizations and start-ups create new apps, programs, or devices that make lives better. In my…