Digital Eye - Episode Guide

Digital Eye is a new investigative journalism program making full use of geospatial and open source data to seek the truth behind important social issues. In this episode, we focus on Winter Olympics sustainability. Although China promised to deliver a "Green and Clean Games," it had to rely largely on artificial snow. We conducted a satellite survey to verify the sustainability of the Winter Olympics. With the threatening issue of climate change, can the Winter Olympic Games remain viable?

Liu Xinping (Chief of Sustainable Development Division, Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics)
Carmen de Jong (Professor, University of Strasbourg)
Ke Long (Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)

The Ukraine crisis may be the first war being reported almost simultaneously ― by satellite and social media. Satellite imagery has helped reveal Russian troop movements and the destruction and humanitarian crisis. With communication satellites, Ukrainians are using smartphones to share photos and videos around the world. Professionals and ordinary citizens collaborate using satellite technology to conduct Open Source Intelligence. This documentary will look at how satellite technologies changed the war.

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Episode two will focus on the city of Mariupol, which has suffered extensive damage as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Our crew worked with a number of experts to analyze the extent of casualties and what happened to people trying to escape as the city was occupied by Russian forces. What came to light was the harsh reality of how incoming forces segregated people based on their perceived support for Russia. Also revealed were some of the activities of a covert network of Russians supporting Ukrainian refugees.

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"Digital Eye" sets its sights on Ukraine in this first installment of the investigative documentary series. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) provides a powerful tool to journalists and ordinary citizens alike. Analysis of public data sheds light on the fate of 20,000 children abducted by Russia. Watch as family members track down and recover their child. See too, the path that Russian-smuggled grain takes in the Black Sea. Tune in to "Digital Eye" and witness the truths that data-driven research reveals about a war-torn part of the world.

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Repeated missile launches have deepened North Korea's isolation. OSINT is now being used worldwide to shed some light on its weapons development and the invisible post-Covid lives of its citizens.

The Angkor Wat ruins, Japanese burial mounds, burnt Roman scrolls... Archaeology's digital revolution is revealing traces of ancient civilizations previously invisible and solving mysteries.

Millions of forest trees are disappearing every year. The investigative journalism program "Digital Eye" uses the power of digital technology to unravel the reality of the deforestation process.

Fish are an essential part of Japanese cuisine. But there are ships fishing secretly, flouting international rules. Digital technology now reveals the previously unknown truth about the "dark fleets."