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Investing.com -- Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) stock gained 4.3% after Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced that the satellite imagery provider is using Google’s Earth AI models to analyze billions of pixels of satellite data daily.
According to Google’s announcement, Planet is leveraging Earth AI technology to help customers map deforestation by analyzing historical satellite imagery. The partnership is part of Google’s broader initiative to advance its Earth AI capabilities, which combine geospatial models with Gemini’s reasoning abilities to tackle environmental challenges.
Google revealed that Planet is among several organizations piloting Earth AI technology. The tech giant noted that satellite imagery providers like Planet and Airbus are using these AI models to analyze the vast amounts of visual data they collect, enabling more efficient environmental monitoring and risk assessment.
The announcement highlighted how Planet specifically examines historical satellite imagery to help customers track deforestation patterns, while Airbus uses similar technology to detect vegetation encroachment on power lines to prevent outages.
Google’s Earth AI initiative combines decades of world modeling with predictive models and Gemini’s advanced reasoning capabilities. The company is expanding access to these tools globally and introducing new features like Geospatial Reasoning, which automatically connects different Earth AI models to answer complex questions about environmental conditions.
Other organizations partnering with Google on Earth AI include the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa, which is using the technology to predict cholera outbreak risks, and Bellwether, an Alphabet moonshot project working with insurance broker McGill and Partners on hurricane prediction insights.
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