Google DeepMinds Alpha Earth maps our planet in unprecedented detail

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to not just see our planet, but truly understand it? Today, we open that window: from AI systems that capture every square meter of Earth in 64 dimensions to political tensions between regulation and radical openness. In a world where satellite images are no longer just images, but streams of data full of possibilities for action, a new era of global observation – and responsibility – is dawning.

In this issue, you can expect fascinating insights: DeepMind's AlphaEarth is fundamentally changing environmental research, China and the US are engaged in a geopolitical AI struggle, and new open models promise creative and explosive developments. Plus, exciting insights into the risks of job losses and political shifts caused by AI. A panorama of innovation, power, and opportunity – stay tuned, it's going to be exciting!

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AlphaEarth Foundations opens up completely new perspectives on our planet. The AI creates machine-readable 64-dimensional vectors for every 10 × 10 meter grid worldwide, combining environmental information from satellite images, radar, elevation models, and climate data. Instead of storing traditional photos, a highly compressed, instantly analyzable representation of the Earth is created.

The biggest advantage is that this data is ready to use immediately. Time-consuming steps such as cloud filtering, atmospheric corrections, or manual calculation of indices are no longer necessary. At the same time, storage requirements are dramatically reduced while accuracy increases. Research teams and NGOs can use this data to map global environmental changes such as deforestation, urbanization, or the state of water resources much more quickly and accurately.

This technology is fundamentally changing the work of environmental and climate researchers. It enables our planet to be mapped regularly and with high precision – more efficiently than ever before.

Why it matters: AlphaEarth makes complex environmental analyses more accessible and faster. It lowers the barriers to entry for data-driven research and opens up new possibilities for global monitoring and sustainable planning.

Sources:

🔗 https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/alphaearth-foundations-helps-map-our-planet-in-unprecedented-detail/

🔗 https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-deepmind-says-its-new-ai-can-map-the-entire-planet-with-unprecedented-accuracy

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/google_ai_maps_world

🔗 https://medium.com/google-earth/ai-powered-pixels-introducing-googles-satellite-embedding-dataset-31744c1f4650

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An FT report warns that AI-related job losses in financial and white-collar companies could destabilize medium-sized regions politically. The Science Minister compares AI upheavals to the first industrial revolution. Rising inequality threatens to erode trust in institutions, and populism could gain momentum. Political strategies must combine income, labor, and information policies.

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