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Cows going global – reflections on a year mapping manure around the world

Of late, I have been appreciating how big the world is. We have been slicing its land surface into squares, hundreds of millions of them, and inquiring into each as to whether it boasts any notable concentration of cows. We’ve hit on a few surprises.

Edward Boyda
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Feb 27, 2026

Serving National-Scale Raster Data Without a Server

What I learned about leveraging PMTiles for handling raster data in Recharge IQ

Dan McCarey
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Mar 30, 2026

RechargeIQ: reduce flood risk, restore aquifers, benefit ecosystems

RechargeIQ is a new tool promoting the practice of managed aquifer recharge across the U.S. 

Daniel Siegel
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Mar 26, 2026

How we made Amazon Mining Watch more accessible for reporting and enforcement

At COP30, our partners Amazon Conservation and Pulitzer Center launched the new version of Amazon Mining Watch.

Bernardo Loureiro
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Nov 20, 2025

Building Climate TRACE’s new global view

In preparation for New York Climate Week 2025, we set out to do just that by displaying the global dataset as 3D extrusions on a globe. This is how we built it.

Andrew Milligan
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Nov 20, 2025