The State of AI for Earth Observation
We foolishly think AI for Earth is yet another try to deliver the same vision geospatial has promised for decades. The reality is much harsher. This was the provocative prompt I wanted to articulate on my plenary at SatSummit Lisbon. That room, and the network I can reach here, has some of the main shapers and doers of AI for Earth, both those that fully engage and build it, and also those that refuse to and by omission let others build without the experience and perspective they have. I strongly believe this window of opportunity to shape AI for Earth is closing in the next 12-24 months, so I will lean here with strong opinions loosely held. Do not aim to be comprehensive, but provocative, and encourage you to disagree, rebut, question and comment on this. The goal is the conversation to understand what’s happening, or not happening and should. ...