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
- 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.
- Web site: Hebbar . Prajakta . 2018-09-05 . Microsoft AI For Earth Programme Selects 7 Indian Grantees . 2023-06-11 . Analytics India Magazine . en-US.
- 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.
- Web site: AI for Earth grantee gallery . 2023-06-11 . AI for Earth grantee gallery . en.
- Web site: Microsoft Planetary Computer . 2023-06-11 . planetarycomputer.microsoft.com . en.
- News: Microsoft wants to be a major AI player. Here's its master plan . en-GB . Wired UK . 2023-06-11 . 1357-0978.
- 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.
- Web site: AI for Earth - Microsoft AI . 2023-06-11 . www.microsoft.com . en-us.