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What Satellites REALLY Know About Your Backyard

Urban data researcher Fran Meissner tells us how everyday technologies are transforming the way we build cities, and discusses the ethics and unintended consequences.

Publication date: 18-11-2025, Duration: 5:57

What do swimming pools, satellite images, and drone paths have in common?

Urban data researcher Fran Meissner breaks down how everyday technologies are transforming the way we build and govern cities—often without us noticing.

From surprise tax bills to street lines designed for computer vision, we explore the ethics and unintended consequences of data-driven urban planning.

Why are we making cities easier to read from space, and who decides if that’s a good thing?

Learn more from Fran and many brilliant people advancing geo technology ethics in this full course: GeoTechE: Geotechnology Ethics

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Last edited: 18-11-2025

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