Opportunity for Geography Students!

 DigitalGlobe is a leading global provider of commercial high resolution Earth imagery products and services (https://www.digitalglobe.com/).GeoHIVE is a DigitalGlobe crowdsourcing community that provides solutions to geospatial problems.  Participants learn techniques and terminologies used by professional geospatial analysts, and are paid to complete a variety of computer-based tasks.  These tasks include tagging points of interest in satellite imagery, drawing territorial boundaries, and voting on the accuracy of tags downloaded from open sources.  Members of the HIVE can work whenever, wherever, and however much they want.  No prior experience or specialized software is necessary to join!

You can participate on a free, test campaign by visiting http://www.tomnod.com/.  Click “Start Searching” and then click the “X” in the top right corner.

Application Instructions?

If you are interested in joining the paid GeoHIVE community, please email geohive@digitalglobe.com, with "Maryland Student Interested in Joining GeoHIVE" in the subject line. 

How are members of the HIVE compensated?

Participants receive cash payments and/or incentives based on the quantity and accuracy of their work.  Regular users earn roughly $10-12 per hour.  Incentives include but are not limited to the following:

•         Financial payments up to $1,000

•         Summer internships at DigitalGlobe

•         T-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and lanyards

•         Cellphone and computer backgrounds of high-res satellite images sourced by DigitalGlobe satellites

Please see attached for more information. If you have questions, please direct them to geohive@digitalglobe.com.