EarthDaily Geospatial AI Seattle Summit

EarthDaily Analytics hosted a collaborative Geospatial AI Summit with industry leaders from Microsoft, Google, Ai2, Amazon, Gates Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and others to share insights on using EarthDaily Satellite Data to optimize Geospatial Foundation Models. Industry AI leaders shared insights on using EarthDaily Satellite Data to optimize Geospatial Foundation Models, providing companies from across the fields of Sustainability, AI research, Robotics, Conservation, Data Science, and a more unique opportunity to delve into the role of AI foundation models for Earth observations and address Use Cases across diverse applications. Another item that was clear after the event is that Seattle is the leading headquarters for AI companies and an amazing source of talent.

A Visionary Host: Mark Otterlee, Senior Director of Engineering at Ai2

Mark is the Senior Director of Engineering at AI2. Part of Mark’s responsibilities include the Skylight program, which provides tools and support to entities involved in protecting against illegal, unregulated, unreported (IUU) fishing and other maritime crimes. Mark's focus for over twenty years has been on building robust data pipelines and the systems they feed for companies such as Microsoft, Demand Media, ProQuest, and Vulcan.

The Dinner Event: A Platform for Transformation

This dinner event was an opportunity to network with Geospatial AI industry leaders and a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration. The discussions revolved around how Earth Observation and Geospatial Foundation Models will revolutionize making sustainability and environmental responsibility a core of economic strategies.

Seattle: AI Hub

Another thing that became clear after the event was that Seattle is the leading headquarters for AI companies and a fantastic source of talent. After the event, it became clear that Seattle is the leading headquarters for AI companies and a fantastic source of talent. Besides AI, you can’t beat the seafood, coffee and in the home of “Grunge: music.

Summit Discussion

The discussion included example use cases such as classifying, segmenting, or regressing satellite-observed multispectral images to detect flooding, wildfire scars, and land use. Since, the EarthDaily Constellation will provide spectrally robust, analytics-ready data covering nearly 100% of the world’s landmasses and maritime regions, collected simultaneously every day it is perfectly suited as the fuel for any Geospatial Foundation Model.

One fascinating use for these models is forecasting.

By working with historical satellite data, geospatial foundation models can predict environmental changes, urban development, climate patterns, and even socio-economic trends with unprecedented accuracy and detail, offering invaluable insights for global logistics, infrastructure investment, and sustainable development.

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The Venue: Canlis

Although it is not expected, I need to highlight the restaurant. We chose to have the event at Canlis.? The restaurant was built by Peter Canlis and opened on December 11, 1950. It is one of the most award-winning restaurants in the greater Northwest; it is ranked one of the top 20 restaurants in America by?Gourmet Magazine ,Canlis has been hailed by?The New York Times ?as "Seattle's fanciest, finest restaurant for over 60 years".?Since 1997, Canlis has been a recipient of the?Wine Spectator ?Grand Award. The restaurant is also "credited with inventing Northwest cuisine when it opened in 1950", and Peter Canlis is personally credited for "singlehandedly develop[ing] what's now known as?Pacific Northwest cuisine .

?In summary, Please reach out to me directly to discuss how EarthDaily Analytics Constellation data can optimize your Geospatial Foundation Model.

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