Google Earth AI expanding access around the globe
6 months ago
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- Google Earth AI integrates geospatial models to address critical global needs like disaster response and environmental monitoring.
- Geospatial Reasoning, powered by Gemini, connects various Earth AI models (e.g., weather forecasts, population maps) to solve complex problems like identifying vulnerable communities during disasters.
- New Earth AI models in Google Earth enable users to detect objects (e.g., dried rivers, algae blooms) from satellite imagery for proactive measures.
- Earth AI is now available to Trusted Testers on Google Cloud, allowing businesses to combine their data with Google’s models for environmental or disaster-related challenges.
- Pilot programs with organizations like WHO AFRO, Planet, and Bellwether demonstrate Earth AI’s applications in predicting cholera outbreaks, deforestation, and hurricane impacts.