Impact Observatory

We are proud to partner with Planet to accelerate awareness and reduce response times for emergency situations and climate risks, using daily PlanetScope imagery paired with Impact Observatory land cover and change monitoring.

In the newest episode of Your AI Roadmap,?Gracie Ermi, Machine Learning Scientist at Impact Observatory, discusses how she uses machine learning on satellite imagery to create land cover maps. ?? ?? Gracie also discusses her career to inspire the next generation of innovators. As an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador and an AGU Voices for Science Fellow, she has spoken to over 150 audiences around the world about the intersection of conservation and technology.

??? Our newest land cover map takes a look back in time at the Earth in the 1980s. This data was made using historic satellite imagery from Landsat allowing you to explore how our planet has evolved over the decades. We are already finding fascinating insights into shifting landscapes and environmental changes. ??? ??? Check out this dramatic example of human expansion across Texas from 1985 to 2023 presented this morning during the Esri User Conference plenary. #EsriUC #Landsat #ImpactObservatory #LandCover

Land cover data is essential to respond to climate change. ?? Our Product Manager, Gabriella Saccocio, represented Impact Observatory and spoke on using satellite imagery to empower policy-makers with data to address environmental issues at Inventures 2024.

Amy Larson, Ph.D., Head of Science at Impact Observatory, gave the keynote address at SatSummit last week on the State of Earth AI. Stay up to date on how IO is using AI to improve geospatial workflows through a natural language interface at https://lnkd.in/exUKFkV6

Last week at SatSummit, Impact Observatory CEO, Steve Brumby presented a new geospatial sidekick product. This technology provides a natural language interface for analyzing remote sensing data.??? Paired with Impact Observatory’s land monitoring data, this AI assistant enables users to quickly understand changes and trends anywhere on Earth at unprecedented speed and scale. Sign up for news about the ongoing work at https://lnkd.in/e85mrArx #GeospatialAI #EarthAI #GeoGPT

We are proud to be sponsoring next week’s SatSummit 2024 in Washington, D.C; a pivotal event bringing together leaders in satellite technology and global development. If you are attending, make sure to catch Impact Observatory’s great speakers: ?? Dr. Amy Larson, Ph.D. Larson presenting on the State of Earth AI, as part of the distinguished Satellite State of Play plenary on Thursday, May 16. https://lnkd.in/ee88Px8G ?? Dr. Steve Brumby presenting on our latest work harnessing LLMs to help governments and businesses solve critical problems through geospatial monitoring and alerting, during the Machine Learning Talks session on Friday, May 17th.?https://lnkd.in/eC8YA6Zv #satsummit #satsummit2024

Over the weekend at GeoINT, Melanie Corcoran spoke about Impact Observatory’s work on LLMs for geospatial analysis in the panel, “Geo-GPT” for Real-Time Geospatial Discover. Stay tuned for more news from our team on natural language solutions for geospatial questions to supercharge your analyst workforce with automation.? ?? Panel info: https://lnkd.in/gPuxFBgX #GeoINT #landcover #geospatialintelligence #GeoGPT

Impact Observatory welcomes R. Michael Nixon, as the newest IOnian to join the IO Team! Michael has joined our Business Team in the role of Business Program Associate. He brings expertise in business development, marketing, comprehensive business analysis and drafting new business proposals. He comes to IO from the Brillient Corporation, where he previously held the role of Full Cycle New Business Proposal & Marketing Specialist. We are excited to have Michael in this dynamic, new role, and know he'll be a great addition to our Business Team! Welcome Michael!

Are you attending GeoINT this year? ?? Look out for the panel, “Geo-GPT” for Real-Time Geospatial Discovery, on Sunday, May 5th, to hear Melanie Corcoran discuss how Impact Observatory is leveraging LLMs to enhance geospatial intelligence. If you’d like to meet in person to discuss our AI-powered land monitoring capabilities, reach out to us on LinkedIn. If you can’t attend GeoINT, look out for more announcements after the conference. #GeoINT #landcover #geospatialintelligence #GeoGPT #GeoINT2024