Get ready for a new eCorner experience!
Later this summer, eCorner will become part of the website for STVP, the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center. You'll be able to access all eCorner content at stvp.stanford.edu. Existing links and bookmarks will redirect. Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop!

Solve Problems on a Faster Timescale

William Marshall, Planet Labs

Planet Labs Co-Founder and CEO Wiliiam Marshall explains a principle familiar to engineers: To affect a system, data on it must be gathered faster than the timescale of change. He says daily images of Earth will capture conditions quickly enough to address global challenges such as deforestation and natural disasters.