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.[4][5][6][7]
Microsoft AI for Earth | |
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Type of project | AI-based projects in the areas of agriculture, water, biodiversity and climate change |
Location | 40 countries |
Founder | AI for Social Good[citation needed] |
Key people | |
Funding | Microsoft Research |
AI for Earth has developed "the Planetary Computer", it offers APIs, data catalogs through azure storage and open source tools.[8]
Initially Microsoft had invested $2 million but then started a "expanded strategic approach".[9][10]
The initiative has 50 partnerships, 950 projects[11]
See also
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- ^ https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/retooling-ai-for-earth-grants-with-microsoft-dynamics-365/
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2017-07-12). "Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Hebbar, Prajakta (2018-09-05). "Microsoft AI For Earth Programme Selects 7 Indian Grantees". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Microsoft AI for Earth adds Wild Me to $50M project initiative | College of Engineering | University of Illinois Chicago". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "AI for Earth grantee gallery". AI for Earth grantee gallery. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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value (help) - ^ "Microsoft Planetary Computer". planetarycomputer.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Microsoft wants to be a major AI player. Here's its master plan". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Smith, Brad (2017-12-11). "AI for Earth can be a game-changer for our planet". Microsoft On the Issues. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "AI for Earth - Microsoft AI". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.