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Person walking down city park in the fall.

America’s Cities are Sitting on a Gold Mine of Machine Learning Training Data

By Joe Morrison on February 2nd, 2020

Cities may not know it, but by nature of collecting and maintaining various datasets, they are sitting on a treasure trove of machine learning-ready training data.

Letters AMA on top of aerial earth imagery.

Software Engineering

The Future of Machine Learning AMA

By Lewis Fishgold, James McClain and Rob Emanuele on January 31st, 2020

3 of our machine learning engineers answer your questions about the future of machine learning.

Software Engineering

Getting Started in Machine Learning AMA

By James McClain, Rob Emanuele and Lewis Fishgold on January 29th, 2020

3 of our machine learning engineers answer your questions about getting started with machine learning.

Screenshot of mapped building footprints in Cambodia.

Software Engineering

Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

By Ross Bernet and Andrew Fink-Miller on January 23rd, 2020

We created a map that shows the difference between two building footprint datasets of Cambodia: OSM and Orbital Insights' AI generated dataset.

Common vector of disease overlaid by maps.

Company

How Geospatial Technology and AI are Transforming Medicine

By Niki LaGrone on January 17th, 2020

From predicting outbreaks of infectious disease to predicting the likelihood of an asthma attack, Geospatial AI and medicine are transforming healthcare.

Ground truth and model prediction outlines overlaying the original geospatial chip.

Company

Join the OpenCities AI Challenge and Detect Building Footprints from Aerial Imagery

By Simon Kassel on January 16th, 2020

We partnered with Driven Data and the World Bank to develop the Open Cities AI Challenge. This challenge uses machine learning to extract building footprints in unmapped areas to promote disaster resilience.

Featured Posts

Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

How to Find the Most Recent Satellite Imagery Anywhere on Earth

America’s Cities are Sitting on a Gold Mine of Machine Learning Training Data

The Future of Machine Learning AMA

Getting Started in Machine Learning AMA

Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

How Geospatial Technology and AI are Transforming Medicine

Join the OpenCities AI Challenge and Detect Building Footprints from Aerial Imagery