Satellites add a new layer to global poverty data

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On paper, Arcelia looks like a poor-but-average Mexican town. It sits in Guerrero, Mexico 's second-poorest state.  Official data gives it a score of 0.714 — firmly in the "high development" band on the  United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI).    Then a satellite looks at Arcelia. Using artificial intelligence to analyze what it sees, it returns a lower score of 0.617.  By the UN's own classification, that is no longer high but medium development — a different development tier and a

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Satellites add a new layer to global poverty data http://www.dw.com - 13.05.2026 08:15