"Developing Earth Observation-Powered Chat Tools"

ESA, in collaboration with technology partners, is developing AI applications to revolutionize information retrieval in Earth observation by creating a ChatGPT-style text-based enquiry tool. These applications, supported by the ESA InCubed programme, use AI to monitor events like earthquakes and create flood maps for disaster response teams. ESA is also working on foundation models dedicated to Earth observation-related tasks, such as the PhilEO model, which recognizes features without human supervision. Separate initiatives are focused on creating a digital assistant that can process natural language questions and provide answers based on Earth observation data, with the goal of yielding game-changing results in the near future.