Microsoft AI for Earth
Type of projectAI-based projects in the areas of agriculture, water, biodiversity and climate change
Location40 countries
FounderAI for Social Good
Key people
  • Lucas Joppa - lead
* Alma Cárdenas - lead [1]
* Harry Shum - Microsoft AI
FundingMicrosoft Research

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.[2][3][4][5]

AI for Earth has developed "the Planetary Computer", it offers APIs, data catalogs through azure storage and open source tools.[6]

Initially Microsoft had invested $2 million but then started a "expanded strategic approach".[7][8]

The initiative has 50 partnerships, 950 projects[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/retooling-ai-for-earth-grants-with-microsoft-dynamics-365/
  2. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2017-07-12). "Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. ↑ Hebbar, Prajakta (2018-09-05). "Microsoft AI For Earth Programme Selects 7 Indian Grantees". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Microsoft AI for Earth adds Wild Me to $50M project initiative | College of Engineering | University of Illinois Chicago". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  5. ↑ "AI for Earth grantee gallery". AI for Earth grantee gallery. Retrieved 2023-06-11. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ "Microsoft Planetary Computer". planetarycomputer.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Microsoft wants to be a major AI player. Here's its master plan". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. ↑ Smith, Brad (2017-12-11). "AI for Earth can be a game-changer for our planet". Microsoft On the Issues. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  9. ↑ "AI for Earth - Microsoft AI". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.


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