"Satellite imagery has long helped investigative journalists gather intelligence on conflict zones and track changes in remote landscapes. Now, in a new wave of satellite-based investigations, reporters are leaning on machine learning models to automate parts of this work and scale up their analysis to an unprecedented degree." Andrew Deck for @niemanlab: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/geospatial-ai-is-reinventing-the-rainforest-beat/ #satellites #journalism #AI