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We achieved the highest Linpack Rmax performance for a tightly coupled application running on virtualized public #cloud resources - ranking us at #136 on the @top500supercomp list of fastest #supercomputers in the world. Read more in our latest #blogpost medium.com/descarteslabs-tea…
Really excited to be heading to the @PDAC in Toronto next week. We are expanding the use of our data refinery and High Performance Compute (HPC) environment into the wonderful world of geoscience and mineral exploration.
In search of a Python programming agronomist with a love of crop modeling! I know you are out there!
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Modeling steel demand in China is a notoriously difficult. We created this model using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data feeds to get a regular update of China through the clouds and pollution. We are able to identify when bare ground transiti…lnkd.in/eQPjws6
A view of navy pier during the height of the polar vortex. #cold #polarvortex #satelliteimagery lnkd.in/eZUcKjK
Awesome article in the MIT technology review today about Space for Humanity, the non-profit gateway to space for the other 99%. If you want to go to space and don't have $250,000 stuffed in your couch, check it out! #spacetourism lnkd.in/eehdmrY
Crop classifiers are computer vision programs that can automatically identify crops anywhere on the planet. They have become a mainstay of the agricultural modeling programs here at @Descartes Labs. They are particularly useful for regional supply evaluat…lnkd.in/ef8x-K3
The ever trembling Earth. What you see below visualization of all the earthquakes (and explosions) in the United States over the course of just a few months. A major focus of our R&D program here at Descartes Labs is expanding the use of our data refiner…lnkd.in/eHytmsD
The first iterations of our snow detector is now operational at @Descartes Labs. This is a global snow coverage detector which allows us to peer back in time several decades (runs off landsat and sentinel) to see how snow coverage has changed over time in…lnkd.in/gqKnvWe
An incredible 90% of goods are shipped via oceans. This means marine shipping is a critical component of many supply chains. Over the past year Descartes Labs embarked on several ambitious projects aimed at creating digital models of the global marine shi…lnkd.in/eudAARq
Trees are vastly more important that most people realize. They play an important role in everything from storing carbon to providing biodiversity habitats, to growing our apples and almonds. They can also knock your lights out when…lnkd.in/g-kW4mb lnkd.in/gM9Axcd
Awesome blog post from one of our applied scientists @DescartesLabs! xitter.cf/DescartesLabs/status/9…
As #EarthDay approaches, read about how @DescartesLabs applied scientist @karalimck used imagery from @USGSLandsat, @NASA_Landsat, @ESA_EO Sentinel and millions of computers in the cloud to monitor fresh water on a global-scale medium.com/@DescartesLabs/gl…
JamesOrsulak retweeted
ACES is the first piece: refuelable, reusable space tug. The second piece is fuel from space sources. Working on that part @coschoolofmines xitter.cf/stephenfleming/status/…
“It's 1900, and I'm inventing the airplane. People don't even know what they're going to do with it yet. But I'm confident ACES Is going to create a large economy in space that doesn't exist today. No one is working on anything like this.” via @torybruno
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JamesOrsulak retweeted
His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018.
Nicely said. xitter.cf/elonmusk/status/972628…
Why Falcon Heavy & Starman?
Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another. There need to be things that inspire you, that make you glad to wake up in the morning and be part of humanity. That is why we did it. We did for you.
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If you would like a chance to go to space (all expenses paid) with one of the upcoming human-rated launch providers (Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, or WorldView) - apply today! xitter.cf/SpaceHumanity/status/9…
How to go to space:
1. Create an account at spaceforhumanity.org/registe….
2. Film a 3-minute video.
3. Upload your video.
It's not rocket science.
JamesOrsulak retweeted
I am honoured to be partnering with @SpaceHumanity
This is your chance to go to space.
This is not Science Fiction this is a reality. The way we explore space is changing fast.
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Elon Musk: the saviour of mankind or a real-life Bond villain?
via @telegraph @sarahcruddas
telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02…
JamesOrsulak retweeted
And with the launch of #FalconHeavy, SpaceX has ushered in an economically driven space age -- this isn't just a bigger rocket, it's a complete phase change.
