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SkyTruth founder: Remote sensing for the people

By Jeff Hecht

30 June 2010

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What does SkyTruth do?

I want anybody who cares about the environment to see for themselves what’s going on, using the powerful tool of satellite imagery. Small environmental groups can’t afford to have someone on their staff with 20 years of remote-sensing experience as I have. We provide consulting services, and also act as free agents to track mining, drilling, logging and pollution incidents. We…

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