Data Science articles from March 2022

“The commercial applications for geospatial data seem endless” which is why “the volume of commercial contracts is edging out the defense, intelligence, and civil contracts”

Why geospatial data and cloud storage are inseparable in modern tech

Information Theory basics for machine learning & deep learning

The 13 best online data analytics certifications for 2022

Why renewed solar storms threaten to destroy more satellites

Elon Musk's low orbit Starlink satellite system allowing Ukrainian drones to pound Putin's tanks

China develops laser weapon that could destroy satellites in space

The US government is warning of “possible threats” to satellite communication networks following recent attacks on satellite networks in Europe sparked by the war in Ukraine

What is overfitting in machine learning & how can it be prevented?

The benefits of AI are concentrated in areas where data is available. Synthetic data promises to fill the gaps

Future of Space: Propelled by Data, Driven by Demand

Machine learning technique help researchers predict state violence in Africa

While current state-of-the-art large language models are not publicly available a new open-source AI code generator is said to be is “very good” at writing in C

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is the first major war in which commercially available satellite imagery may play a big role. If a US commercial entity provides actionable intelligence to a foreign government—would Russia be justified in attacking the satellite?

Private companies are releasing images that once were seen only by intelligence agencies— how commercial satellites are affecting the Russia-Ukraine conflict

A work-around for a machine learning limitation: adding more entanglement to quantum machine learning can lead to exponential scale-up

The diff betw a business intelligence analyst and a real data scientist

The NRO’s challenge of folding in commercial technology into existing systems including risks for

Both government systems & private sector innovation

The next two to four years could finally see the start of broad-scale deployment of lasers to communicate data from satellites in military and commercial constellations

The complete collection of data science cheat sheets

North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite