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NGA wants a global map for ambient sound

Updated February 28, 2024 | Published July 22, 2021 by M

BY SUSAN MILLER APR 30, 2018 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to map the world’s ambient sounds. The NGA Research Directorate’s Environment and Culture pod wants to “leverage new and emerging technologies to characterize spatial-temporal patterns in sounds and develop corresponding foundational geospatial datasets,” the agency said in a request for information. The same way technology … Read more

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