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All insights →The Master Address Repository: Foundation for Digital Government Service Delivery
Every permit, emergency call, utility connection, and constituent service begins with an address. When that address data is fragmented across disconnected systems, service delivery suffers. A Master Address Repository provides the authoritative foundation that makes digital government work.
Read More →AI-Powered Geospatial Intelligence: From Pilot Projects to Production Platforms
The difference between a successful pilot and a production platform lies not in the sophistication of algorithms, but in the engineering discipline required to operationalize them—and critically, in the rigorous quality assurance frameworks that ensure professionals remain accountable for system outputs at every stage.
Read More →FedGeoDay 2026 Recap: Advancing Federal Data Stewardship Through Geospatial Innovation
NLT recaps FedGeoDay 2026—how federal geospatial programs like USACE U-SMART and Census LEHD are advancing data stewardship and AI readiness.
Read More →Teamwork in the Sky: How NLT and Nearmap are Powering Rapid FEMA Disaster Response
NLT and Nearmap collaborate to deliver rapid aerial imagery and AI-powered property intelligence for FEMA disaster response, powered by NLT's IMPACT platform.
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Optimizing Emergency Management with Open Data, Science, and Tools with nltIMPACT
FEDGEODAY · 2024
Leveraging Geospatial and Big Data for Socioeconomic Analysis in Fragile Contexts: Experience and Applications from Yemen
World Bank Group Mena/EFI Learning BBL · 2023
How Cloud-native Geospatial Data Interoperability Solutions are Helping Build Climate Change Resiliency
Cloud-Native Geospatial Outreach Event · 2022
Data, Science, and Technology Reshaping the Geospatial Industry
GeoWeek at ASPRS · 2022
Open Source Technologies Driving Mission Results
FedGeoDay · 2022