Over the past few years, climate change has become a major issue for the entire world. The entire human and animal population is suffering from major climate change issues. And there is no way we can tackle the adverse effects of human exploitations. A number of...
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4 ways technology helps us reduce our carbon footprint
The first justification for investing in technology is usually to increase efficiency and profits. Whether you’re a company or a consumer, most of us look to technology to automate daily tasks and save money. Companies invest in online services to automate their email...
Top 10 agritech companies you need to know
The term “agritech” is a fusion of “agriculture” and “technology,” referring to the use of technological innovations to augment the output and efficiency of agriculture. It entails the application of robots, devices, AI, and even big data to improve the farming...
Is AI the solution that the oil & gas industry needs?
Artificial intelligence refers to the ability of devices to learn and operate without human intervention. The AI platform uses a set of predictive and prescriptive analytics tools to generate solutions to events on the basis of several variables more accurately. AI in...
10 big data & AI projects that could save our planet and its inhabitants
When we talk about climate issues and wildlife disappearing from the face of the Earth, most of us tend to shrug helplessly. It is because most of us these problems just seem too hard and too big to fix. But, the superheroes of today – the conservationists,...
Interview with IntelStor founder Philip Totaro on renewable energy data platform
We had a chance to interview Philip Totaro, founder, and CEO of IntelStor, market research and strategic advisory company that recently launched a renewable energy data platform built for decision support of project diligence and product development. Philip has over...
Agriculture Analytics market is booming – Global forecast to 2023
The global Agriculture Analytics Market size is expected to grow from USD 585 million in 2018 to USD 1,236 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 16.2% during the forecast period, according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets™. The need to improve...
Global real estate is the next target for big data and AI disruption!
If you've ever purchased (or sold) a home or participated in any kind of commercial real estate transaction, there's a good chance that you've noticed how complex, time-consuming, and cumbersome the process tends to be. If you regularly follow this website, then you...
Does Big Data make or break building & manufacturing industries?
No matter what industry you're in, it's likely that big data already plays a huge role or will in the near future. That includes the building, construction and manufacturing industries, which use data analytics to make various processes more efficient. It's inevitable...
Top 5 ways big data can make our world greener
It’s true that technology has contributed a lot to the environmental crisis we’re currently facing. Old electronics dumped into landfills, plastics, air pollution—the list goes on. While it’s easy to blame everything on technology, it’s important to remember that it’s...
Top 13 big data companies that offer food resilience innovations
Can Big Data offer the most fertile solution for countering systemic food waste and frightening future scarcity scenarios? Last month Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and dozens of other companies started sowing the seeds for a crop of powerful...
How to solve California’s wildfire Epidemic? Just wire up all trees with Big Data!
California is currently in the grips of a major drought, one of the worst of this generation. The region's lack of precipitation has not only hindered California's agricultural industry, it's also turned our forests into tinder. But researchers at the University of...
Climate change is here to stay, says Big Data
By now, most scientists—97 percent of them, to be exact—agree that the temperature of the planet is rising and that the increase is due to human activities such as fossil fuel use and deforestation. But until recently, the jury was still out regarding the...
Big Data meets wildlife: Can Big Data save rare species?
Big Data has always been associated with business improvements, increased profitability and even the sentiment of customers towards a particular company. In reality, this is the absolute minimum of the potential that Big Data has. Often touted as an industry worth $15...
How airliner data improves weather forecasting
When severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flash floods, or winter storms threaten the Washington region automated observations from airliners taking off and landing at airports as far away as Philadelphia give NWS forecasters a more detailed picture of what the atmosphere...
Why is climate change big data’s biggest challenge?
Global sea levels are about eight inches higher today than they were in 1880, and they are expected to rise another two to seven feet during this century. At the same time, some 5 million people in the U.S. live in 2.6 million coastal homes situated less than 4 feet...
How big data is going to help feed nine billion people by 2050
To feed the world's rapidly-expanding population in the coming decades, agriculture must produce more. Big data holds one of the keys for farmers, but it's also a weapon that could be used against them. Dusty wooden stairs lead up to the barn office, which overlooks...