AI-Spy with My Little Eye
Crew members aboard the International Space Station collect imagery during studies like Crew Earth Observations and Hurricane-Visual, pointing cameras at interesting features on our planet. Once a picture is taken, …
WRIVA: VIRTUAL REALITY REIMAGINED
Humans have long-dreamed of flying around the world and exploring never before seen locations or remote historical sites restricted to visitors. Of course, the reality is that the ability to …
IARPA is Helping Satellites Get a lot SMART-er
Satellites have been around for a long time. Ever since the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, dramatic advancements in satellite technology have increased governments’ ability …
You Can Help Train NASA’s Rovers to Better Explore Mars
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has enormous potential to change the way NASA’s spacecraft study the universe. But because all machine learning algorithms require training from humans, a recent project asks …
AFRL Machine Learning Challenge
The use of machine learning techniques to enable modeling of complex problems is of significant interest to the Department of Defense (DoD). One goal that could benefit from machine learning …
NASA Works to Give Satellite Swarms a Hive Mind
Swarms of small satellites could communicate amongst themselves to collect data on important weather patterns at different times of the day or year, and from multiple angles. Such swarms, using …
Now in 3D: Deep learning techniques help visualize X-ray data in three dimensions
Computers have been able to quickly process 2D images for some time. Your cell phone can snap digital photographs and manipulate them in a number of ways. Much more difficult, …
Artificial Intelligence Helps Improve NASA’s Eyes on the Sun
A group of researchers is using artificial intelligence techniques to calibrate some of NASA’s images of the Sun, helping improve the data that scientists use for solar research. The new …
Disaster Response and Mitigation in an AI World
After the destructive California wildfires of 2019, the U.S. government put together a White House Executive forum to develop better ways of protecting the nation and key infrastructure, such as …
Machine Learning Model Doubles Accuracy of Global Landslide ‘Nowcasts’
Every year, landslides – the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope – cause thousands of deaths, billions of dollars in damages, and disruptions to roads and power …