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When Data Forgets the People
We’re drowning in data, satellite imagery, ESG dashboards, AI-driven analytics and yet somehow, we keep missing the point. Because data without people is just geography. Over the years, I’ve seen what happens when communities are invited to map their own worlds, from coastal fishing villages to desert rangelands, from forest clearings to mountain valleys. The tools may change, pens paper, chalks and board, a stick in the earth or GPS, but the process is always the same: peopl
Ewan Smout
Nov 17, 20251 min read
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