We are delighted to announce the launch of a major new project: the XCEPT research programme at King's College London. XCEPT seeks to better understand conflict-affected borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the factors that shape violent and peaceful behaviour. 1/8

This is pretty awesome - Astraea and Satellogic just launched a collaboration so that organizations needing access to timely satellite data over Ukraine get both imagery and tooling to exploit it bundled together: ukraineobserver.earth

Because I’m worried this idea will now “take off” in media, I want to thoroughly address the claims below as a prophylactic to someone actually thinking this is a sound suggestion. (Sighs, rolls up sleeves) Here we go: First, let’s address the claim about aid drones in Syria…

Drones have NOT…I repeat…have NOT been used to deliver aid in Syria “for years”. In fact, the attempts to do so have (rightly) failed. See: failory.com/interview/syri…

Josh Rogin if we could do what you propose technically, ethically, legally, we’d be doing it now. Trust me. I’d be one of the ones doing it. But we can’t because we don’t want to send basically a fuel laden missile (likely blind) into a guaranteed shoot down on top of civilians.

WorldView Legion will enable unprecedented visibility into our changing planet, helping to solve the biggest challenges facing our world today, leveraging innovative technology to yield the highest-quality commercially available satellite imagery. #SATShow bit.ly/3upTMvU

Images by 📸Planet show how the blue and white tents seen here in the middle of the images were built between 19 and 22 March.

I don’t even have the time to list out what this story gets wrong. 🤦🏼‍♂️ However, most important point I need to make about difference between satellite imagery of conflict events from :) and propaganda is that you can do *SCIENCE* and *MATH* to independently validate analyses!

High-resolution Maxar #satelliteimagery collected over #Bucha, #Ukraine verifies and corroborates recent social media videos and photos that reveal bodies lying in the streets and left out in the open for weeks. nytimes.com/2022/04/04/wor…

Join Tom Ager's easy-to-follow introduction to the basics of Synthetic Aperture Radar (#SAR). No prior knowledge is required! Register for the first session of ‘The #ValueOfSAR’ talk series: bit.ly/37oFFka 🛰

Blending hi-tech methods like #SatelliteImagery with field data has transformed #ConflictResearch, improving insight into hard-to-access areas. A comprehensive understanding of crises is crucial if policymakers are to design effective responses. Read more: bit.ly/37vaeoT

Join us from 2.30pm today as we take evidence on the UK approach to preventing mass atrocities with Matt Field, Pete Vowles, The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG & Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office official Leigh Stubblefield. Watch live on Parliament TV here: bit.ly/3MK5V8v #AtrocityPrevention

The 🇰🇵 has displayed 3 large SLBMs since 2020. None of them have flown. ONN has evaluated these SLBMs and offers an assessment of whether they represent a serious development effort. Check out here for more: ➡️bit.ly/3BclR0x

Below a thread by Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at YSPH on one of the #filtration site in #Ukraine reported via #ConflictObservatory. Read the full report on conflictobservatory.org

Quick and informative summary of recent reports on 🇷🇺 filtration system in 🇺🇦 by Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at YSPH and Human Rights Watch in The Washington Post this morning 👇 washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/…

A Planet Dove satellite caught the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline rupture in the Baltic Sea, approximately 13 nautical miles southeast of Bornholm Island, Denmark. Captured yesterday, September 26, 2022.

⚡️ Russia kills 23 civilians, injures 28 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On the morning of Sept. 30, Russian troops launched a missile attack on a line of civilian cars on the way out of the regional center, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh.

I am honored and privileged to address #ASP21 parties as the 6th U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues. The Int'l Criminal Court is an essential part of the global system of justice and a key pillar of the fight against impunity for the worst crimes. (1/7)

1/n: Last night, RUS conducted a large scale missile strike on #Ukraine launching 81 missiles and 8 #Iran'ian #Shahed UAV's: - 28 x Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles; - 20 x Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles; - 6 x X-22 air-based cruise missiles; - 6 x Kh-47 "Kinzhal"