Microsoft AI for Earth explained

Type:AI-based projects in the areas of agriculture, water, biodiversity and climate change
Location:40 countries

Microsoft AI For Earth Programme is a private project launched in July 2017 that uses Microsoft AI for earth and people related studies. Microsoft has allocated a $50 million budget for the programs.[1] [2] [3] [4]

AI for Earth has developed "the Planetary Computer", it offers APIs, data catalogs through azure storage and open source tools.[5]

Initially Microsoft had invested $2 million but then started a "expanded strategic approach".[6] [7]

The initiative has 50 partnerships, 950 projects[8]

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References

  1. Web site: Lunden . Ingrid . 2017-07-12 . Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects . 2023-06-11 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  2. Web site: Hebbar . Prajakta . 2018-09-05 . Microsoft AI For Earth Programme Selects 7 Indian Grantees . 2023-06-11 . Analytics India Magazine . en-US.
  3. Web site: Microsoft AI for Earth adds Wild Me to $50M project initiative College of Engineering University of Illinois Chicago . 2023-06-11 . en-US.
  4. Web site: AI for Earth grantee gallery . 2023-06-11 . AI for Earth grantee gallery . en.
  5. Web site: Microsoft Planetary Computer . 2023-06-11 . planetarycomputer.microsoft.com . en.
  6. News: Microsoft wants to be a major AI player. Here's its master plan . en-GB . Wired UK . 2023-06-11 . 1357-0978.
  7. Web site: Smith . Brad . 2017-12-11 . AI for Earth can be a game-changer for our planet . 2023-06-11 . Microsoft On the Issues . en-US.
  8. Web site: AI for Earth - Microsoft AI . 2023-06-11 . www.microsoft.com . en-us.