"This breakthrough enables scientists to do something that was impossible until now," according to the system's creators.

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI system that processes satellite data 16x more efficiently to create ...

Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, announced the release of AlphaEarth Foundations on ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

AI is used to process satellite imagery to monitor climate change, but scientists warn that analysis is still falling behind ...

Google introduces state‑of‑the‑art geospatial AI models, including Geospatial Reasoning with Gemini and AlphaEarth by ...

Called AlphaEarth Foundations, the model stitches together data from actual satellite images, radar, climate simulations, and more to map Earth’s land and coastal waters. ”The Satellite Embedding ...

Google Earth has existed as a web application for three years now, but until now was not available on browser other than Google's own Chrome. The reason for that, explained Jordan Mears, tech lead ...

Some of Google Earth's satellite imagery comes from DigitalGlobe, a 20-year-old Colorado firm that, under its previous name, EarthWatch Incorporated, was the first outfit to get a U.S. government ...

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more ...

Google Earth, the interactive digital globe known for its sweeping satellite views and exquisite 3D flyovers, is turning 20 years old this month. To celebrate two decades of helping people explore ...

The pancake map also has smaller distance errors than any other 2D flat map. For instance, its configuration means distances can't be more or less than 22.2% of what they are in reality, Gott said.