A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.
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NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
"Geospatial AI Takes Flight: NASA and IBM's Prithvi model, a 1.4 billion-parameter transformer-based foundation model, has been successfully deployed on two in-orbit platforms, marking a major milestone in the development of space-based AI geospatial analysis capabilities. This achievement leverages the model's ability to process high-resolution satellite imagery and sensor data in real-time, enabling more accurate and efficient Earth observation and monitoring. The deployment paves the way for future applications in climate monitoring, disaster response, and environmental sustainability."