Sunday, August 4, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: U.S. looks to smartphones and satellites to monitor Afghan projects

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com 
thumbnail U.S. looks to smartphones and satellites to monitor Afghan projects
Aug 4th 2013, 15:00, by By Shashank Bengali

Supervision of the massive U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan would be done remotely, a plan some call risky.

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. military presence dwindles in Afghanistan, officials are finalizing a $200-million plan to use smartphones, GPS-enabled cameras and satellite imagery to monitor relief projects that will continue in areas deemed too remote or unsafe for Americans to visit.

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