Tech-savvy put explosion of data to work
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Sitting in a cafe in Sydney awhile back, Danny Kennedy and Andrew Birch mused about all the valuable free data Microsoft and Google float out on the Internet. In particular, they wondered if they could tap into the tech giants' mapping services to remotely design rooftop solar energy systems using satellite images and aerial photos.