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In reply to the discussion: Shield maidens were not a myth! [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)basically he's an expert on reading satellite imaging and maps. He's the modern day equivalent of a geographer/mapmaker.
ESRI is the top company in the world for this type of satellite imaging mapping technology from the biggest projects to the smallest local project. They helped the CIA find Tora Bora for example because they're expert geographers and mappers and trained to read satellite images for minutiae. On the mundane side, they're the company that has mapped your county for the tax assessor (go ahead and check your county tax map, ESRI did that design).
ESRI has been hired by Apple to re-design their mapping app because it sucks as another example.
So my daughter and her boyfriend are using the most sophisticated satellite images available to locate winter camps. Her knowledge of Viking artifacts and possible locations combined with his superior mapping skills.