Ian Schuler
@ianschuler.bsky.social
CEO @developmentseed.org
Still a big fan of Freedom, but not in a shitty way
Still a big fan of Freedom, but not in a shitty way
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Happy to have contributed to this paper. Forcing data NRT availability (or lack thereof) is an important limiting factor for the sustained mode of production of climate data and information. We need dedicated resources in support of climate forcing research & operation.
Annual updates to ‘climate forcing’ data sets would allow simulations to keep pace as global warming accelerates.
go.nature.com/45N9aXt
go.nature.com/45N9aXt
Climate models need more frequent releases of input data — here’s how to do it
Annual updates to ‘climate forcing’ data sets would allow simulations to keep pace as global warming accelerates.
go.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy to have contributed to this paper. Forcing data NRT availability (or lack thereof) is an important limiting factor for the sustained mode of production of climate data and information. We need dedicated resources in support of climate forcing research & operation.
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#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
August 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
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Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share:
We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.
If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)
We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.
If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)
July 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share:
We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.
If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)
We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.
If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)
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We are looking forward to seeing everyone at EO Summit next week!
We had such a great time last year that we're back again to help out by facilitating sessions on environmental intelligence, deforestation, and nature-based solutions.
If you'll be there also, we'd love to connect.
We had such a great time last year that we're back again to help out by facilitating sessions on environmental intelligence, deforestation, and nature-based solutions.
If you'll be there also, we'd love to connect.
June 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at EO Summit next week!
We had such a great time last year that we're back again to help out by facilitating sessions on environmental intelligence, deforestation, and nature-based solutions.
If you'll be there also, we'd love to connect.
We had such a great time last year that we're back again to help out by facilitating sessions on environmental intelligence, deforestation, and nature-based solutions.
If you'll be there also, we'd love to connect.
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🔥 New on NASA's VEDA platform: the Fire Event Explorer shows how wildfires evolved over time—where they spread, and how wind shaped them.
🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data.
🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling.
🧵1/4
🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data.
🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling.
🧵1/4
June 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🔥 New on NASA's VEDA platform: the Fire Event Explorer shows how wildfires evolved over time—where they spread, and how wind shaped them.
🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data.
🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling.
🧵1/4
🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data.
🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling.
🧵1/4
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I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
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Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
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Today was the last day at NOAA for hundreds of employees who took an early retirement offer. Collectively, an estimated 27,000 years of experience left the agency. It goes without saying they will be missed. Their decades of service is commendable & appreciated.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
Dear NOAA: Thank You
YouTube video by Cole Vaughn
m.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today was the last day at NOAA for hundreds of employees who took an early retirement offer. Collectively, an estimated 27,000 years of experience left the agency. It goes without saying they will be missed. Their decades of service is commendable & appreciated.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...
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I keep catching strays from "technology is neutral" people, so let's set things straight.
1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms"
2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral
3) How tools are productized is not neutral
[rant]
1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms"
2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral
3) How tools are productized is not neutral
[rant]
April 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I keep catching strays from "technology is neutral" people, so let's set things straight.
1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms"
2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral
3) How tools are productized is not neutral
[rant]
1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms"
2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral
3) How tools are productized is not neutral
[rant]
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🌳🛰️ Our groundbreaking Biomass satellite lifted off on Vega-C #VV26 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:15 BST/11:15 CEST on 29 April. The satellite is designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle.
Biomass launched to count forest carbon
ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off ...
esa.int
April 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🌳🛰️ Our groundbreaking Biomass satellite lifted off on Vega-C #VV26 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:15 BST/11:15 CEST on 29 April. The satellite is designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle.
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We’re headed to the Cloud-Native Geo Forum next week and couldn’t be more excited!
👋 Say hi @yayyyimee.bsky.social @briannaritapagan.bsky.social @gadom.ski @kylebarron.dev, Sean & Ali.
🌀 Snag a zine too!
🔗 Get the rundown of our talks & sessions on the blog: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-04...
👋 Say hi @yayyyimee.bsky.social @briannaritapagan.bsky.social @gadom.ski @kylebarron.dev, Sean & Ali.
🌀 Snag a zine too!
🔗 Get the rundown of our talks & sessions on the blog: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-04...
April 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We’re headed to the Cloud-Native Geo Forum next week and couldn’t be more excited!
👋 Say hi @yayyyimee.bsky.social @briannaritapagan.bsky.social @gadom.ski @kylebarron.dev, Sean & Ali.
🌀 Snag a zine too!
🔗 Get the rundown of our talks & sessions on the blog: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-04...
👋 Say hi @yayyyimee.bsky.social @briannaritapagan.bsky.social @gadom.ski @kylebarron.dev, Sean & Ali.
🌀 Snag a zine too!
🔗 Get the rundown of our talks & sessions on the blog: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-04...
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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🎉 22 years of DevSeed! From open data scrappy to global partner, we’ve always led with purpose.
🛠️ Action-oriented
🩷 Build w/ love & pride
🌍 Open & collaborative
💫 Impatient for change
Grateful to everyone on this journey w/ us. Fave memory or project? Drop it below — we’re feeling nostalgic
🛠️ Action-oriented
🩷 Build w/ love & pride
🌍 Open & collaborative
💫 Impatient for change
Grateful to everyone on this journey w/ us. Fave memory or project? Drop it below — we’re feeling nostalgic
April 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🎉 22 years of DevSeed! From open data scrappy to global partner, we’ve always led with purpose.
🛠️ Action-oriented
🩷 Build w/ love & pride
🌍 Open & collaborative
💫 Impatient for change
Grateful to everyone on this journey w/ us. Fave memory or project? Drop it below — we’re feeling nostalgic
🛠️ Action-oriented
🩷 Build w/ love & pride
🌍 Open & collaborative
💫 Impatient for change
Grateful to everyone on this journey w/ us. Fave memory or project? Drop it below — we’re feeling nostalgic
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"See our planet better" means helping others do the same.
This #EarthDay, we're celebrating our partners who turn pixels into impact with:
🌍 Earth models
👥 User-centered design
🤖 Agentic frameworks
☁️ Cloud infrastructure
Learn about our environmental work: developmentseed.org/projects/top...
This #EarthDay, we're celebrating our partners who turn pixels into impact with:
🌍 Earth models
👥 User-centered design
🤖 Agentic frameworks
☁️ Cloud infrastructure
Learn about our environmental work: developmentseed.org/projects/top...
April 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"See our planet better" means helping others do the same.
This #EarthDay, we're celebrating our partners who turn pixels into impact with:
🌍 Earth models
👥 User-centered design
🤖 Agentic frameworks
☁️ Cloud infrastructure
Learn about our environmental work: developmentseed.org/projects/top...
This #EarthDay, we're celebrating our partners who turn pixels into impact with:
🌍 Earth models
👥 User-centered design
🤖 Agentic frameworks
☁️ Cloud infrastructure
Learn about our environmental work: developmentseed.org/projects/top...
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With today's Zarr Python release, switch to the new obstore-based backend for **3x faster** reading from S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure than the default fsspec backend.
zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/us...
developmentseed.org/obstore/late...
zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/us...
developmentseed.org/obstore/late...
April 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
With today's Zarr Python release, switch to the new obstore-based backend for **3x faster** reading from S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure than the default fsspec backend.
zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/us...
developmentseed.org/obstore/late...
zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/us...
developmentseed.org/obstore/late...
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I share @rabernat.bsky.social excitement about icechunk!!! On top of delivering 100x performance, it can make impossible tasks possible.
Why am I so excited to endorse #icechunk and #virtualizarr?
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Why am I so excited to endorse #icechunk and #virtualizarr?
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April 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I share @rabernat.bsky.social excitement about icechunk!!! On top of delivering 100x performance, it can make impossible tasks possible.
Why am I so excited to endorse #icechunk and #virtualizarr?
bsky.app/profile/eart...
Why am I so excited to endorse #icechunk and #virtualizarr?
bsky.app/profile/eart...
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NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s main contract for its websites was not approved for renewal, so I’m told we should expect some of them to start to go down.
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s main contract for its websites was not approved for renewal, so I’m told we should expect some of them to start to go down.
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
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I've just released #eoAPI-k8s version 0.6.0
https://github.com/developmentseed/eoapi-k8s
#eoapi is a scalable geodata infrastructure based on #stac and ready for the cloud. https://eoapi.dev/
The new version:
* upgraded all of its components to the latest […]
[Original post on 23.social]
https://github.com/developmentseed/eoapi-k8s
#eoapi is a scalable geodata infrastructure based on #stac and ready for the cloud. https://eoapi.dev/
The new version:
* upgraded all of its components to the latest […]
[Original post on 23.social]
April 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've just released #eoAPI-k8s version 0.6.0
https://github.com/developmentseed/eoapi-k8s
#eoapi is a scalable geodata infrastructure based on #stac and ready for the cloud. https://eoapi.dev/
The new version:
* upgraded all of its components to the latest […]
[Original post on 23.social]
https://github.com/developmentseed/eoapi-k8s
#eoapi is a scalable geodata infrastructure based on #stac and ready for the cloud. https://eoapi.dev/
The new version:
* upgraded all of its components to the latest […]
[Original post on 23.social]
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NOAA’s office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said “It will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.”
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
NOAA’s office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said “It will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.”
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To be clear, the US Institute of Peace is not part of the government.
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
March 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
To be clear, the US Institute of Peace is not part of the government.
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Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra.
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
March 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra.
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)