OlmoEarth AI Platform Released to Expand Access to Planetary Data and Insights (www.spacedaily.com)

Ai2 has released OlmoEarth, an end-to-end geospatial AI platform designed to let governments, NGOs and community groups build environmental intelligence without heavy AI expertise or infrastructure. OlmoEarth bundles tools for data collection and labeling, model training and deployment, and interactive map exploration (Studio, Viewer, Run) plus APIs for integration. The platform supports fine-tuning of models on modest local datasets and claims state‑of‑the‑art results on tasks like crop mapping, mangrove extent estimation and fuel moisture prediction, enabling faster, cheaper customization for local needs. Early deployments show practical impact: IFPRI is using OlmoEarth in Kenya for crop mapping and food security planning, the Amazon Conservation Association is running near‑real‑time deforestation monitoring across South America, Global Mangrove Watch reports faster, more accurate updates, and NASA JPL is partnering on wildfire risk assessment. By lowering the barrier to build, scale and integrate geospatial models—and publishing code, docs and example models on GitHub—OlmoEarth could accelerate operational environmental monitoring, localized model adaptation, and timely decision support for land management, disaster response and conservation.