Walk Score is a website that assesses the “walkability” of towns. “Walkability means being near the people and places that you love. It’s about having great neighborhoods and having a variety of transportation choices for getting around your city. It’s...
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Shree Kamdhenu Electronics is an Indian company that produces products for people who sell dairy. They have a line of products from milk analyzers to accounting software that help the businessperson the whole way. Shree Kamdhenus strives to serve underprivileged...
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  TerraGo is a mobile and web technology company that provides mobile apps with high precision GPS to enhance mapping and data collection. The technology allows users to create detailed maps through GPS and mobile data surveys, create lightweight GIS...
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Remote sensing is being used more and more to monitor illegal activities. For example satellite imagery is being used to catch illegal poaching of animals in Africa. Many of these projects are remotely sensing through satellite imagery. Rainforest Connections has...
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 Vestra is a GIS, environmental solutions, and engineering consulting service based in California that provides its client with in-depth knowledge and expertise on how to deal with environmental and social issues and achieve success. The company was started in 1988...
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Green Energy Africa is a company that provides renewable energy to communities. Based out of Nairobi, Kenya, GEA offers wind turbines, solar-run refrigerators, and all of the electronics to run electricity through a house. Their mission is “empowering communities through...
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Solar energy can be used in both an active and passive form. Active solar, such as solar panels, takes the solar radiation and converts them into another form of energy, or transforms them. Passive solar is a method of using...
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SpaceX is a rocket and spacecraft company started in 2002 with the aim of revolutionizing space technology. Their ultimate goal is “enabling people to live on other planets.” They are the only private company that successfully landed a spacecraft safely...
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Are you gas conscious when you drive? Or do you not know what gets you good versus bad gas mileage? GoFar is a computer that once plugged into the onboard diagnostics port, calculates how much gas you are using. This...
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Secret Compass is a company that “leads pioneering and exploratory expeditions to the world’s last undiscovered places.” Their expeditions are team-centric, and require a robust and spirited attitude as their journeys favor traveling light and becoming immersed in local food...
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