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How images from space help us protect the earth

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A vetrepreneur (a veteran entrepreneur), Melanie Stricklan uses her expertise to take on a big data challenge - managing and analyzing the millions of images taken of Earth every day. From disaster relief to military defense to natural resource monitoring, images from space can make us safer, more secure, and protect the one planet we call home.

A vetrepreneur (a veteran entrepreneur), Melanie Stricklan uses her expertise to take on a big data challenge - managing and analyzing the millions of images taken of Earth every day. From disaster relief to military defense to natural resource monitoring, images from space can make us safer, more secure, and protect the one planet we call home.

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