New Light Technologies (NLT) is already making waves as it steps into a new decade. NLT's Chief Scientist and a Geospatial Developer, along with a World Bank Data Scientist, published a paper in Remote Sensing journal, a leading peer-reviewed academic journal in the field.
The paper, "Assessing OpenStreetMap Completeness for Management of Natural Disaster by Means of Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Three Small Island States (Haiti, Dominica and St. Lucia)," proposes a methodology based on remotely sensed observations to assess the completeness of OpenStreetMap building footprints for the management of natural disasters. Over the last few decades, many countries — especially islands in the Caribbean — have been challenged by the devastating consequences of natural disasters, which pose a significant threat to human health and safety. Yet large portions of the world, including countries exposed to natural disasters, remain incompletely mapped. The authors propose a novel methodology to automatically identify areas that lack coverage of OSM building footprints. The tools and methodology could help save lives and make disaster management operations more efficient and timely by prioritizing the mapping of critical infrastructure in OpenStreetMap, especially in areas vulnerable to natural hazards where current data gaps pose an obstacle to timely, evidence-based disaster risk management.
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Keep your eyes open for more to come — just like the year 2020, NLT is just getting started!
About New Light Technologies
New Light Technologies (NLT) is a Washington, DC-based firm with 25+ years of experience delivering:
- Geospatial systems and enterprise GIS
- Cloud-native data platforms
- AI/ML and advanced analytics
- DevSecOps and cybersecurity solutions
NLT supports federal, state, and international organizations in operationalizing data for mission impact.