Fulcrum is an app that makes geospatial technology accessible to anyone with a smartphone. It allows the user to design custom forms to collect field data, and is fully customizable without any coding knowledge necessary. In addition to text data,...
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Sports brand, Adidas and environmental initiative, Parley for the Oceans have teamed up to create a unique solution to our oceans’ plastic pollution problem: to wear the waste. The idea of this footwear has been stirring in the company’s mind...
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Gruntify is all about workflow, making it easy to collect data, identify hotspots and plan your response. Gruntify applies spatial technology and mobile data collection to turn business processes into logical, organized actions. Its cloud software is inspired by social...
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Elevated Graphics specializes in making full color 3D printed maps and artworks to hang on the wall.  This Dutch start-up company launched a web-based application that enables you to co-design and order 3D printed maps based on open data. Elevated Graphics...
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RedZone is a GPS-driven, real-time crime and navigation map app that uses geo-fencing technology to combine real-time crime data and seamless GPS navigation. It is “the world’s only navigation app that provides travelers with location-based crime data that is sourced...
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  Rachael Zoe Miller, founder of The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, is determined to clean-up and protect the world’s oceans. The non-profit operates from ‘American Promise’ the 60ft sailing vessel with a famous history.  The sailboat is known for...
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  Launched in March 2014, Plastic Tides is a not-for-profit organization determined to bring global awareness to the issue of ocean plastics.  To do so, the adventurous team of young change-makers embarks on stand-up paddle board expeditions.  On each expedition...
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Big Reuse is New York City’s only non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials. Over 19,000 tons of building materials are thrown out every day in New York City. These materials are clogging our landfills, releasing carbon dioxide...
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In our fast-paced and throw-away culture, most of us are not aware of just how much plastic we use each day.  The common drinking straw seems innocent enough, but that very same straw that you used to slurp up your...
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Photo: Bakey’s Bakey’s, a company established in 2010 in India, makes Edible Cutlery as an alternative to disposable plastic/wood cutlery and bamboo chopsticks. Their Edible Cutlery is meant to be eaten after use, but if you don’t want to eat...
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