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Google has introduced a new AI model, AlphaEarth Foundations, developed by DeepMind, aimed at tracking and analyzing climate change data. This model uses vast amounts of satellite data to create detailed maps that reveal changes in ecosystems, air quality, sunlight exposure, groundwater availability, and human constructions. The system compresses this data using ’embeddings’ to save storage space while providing comprehensive, color-coded maps. This innovation aims to assist governments and corporations in making informed decisions about optimal locations for agriculture, renewable energy installations, and climate-resilient structures. The AI model has already demonstrated its capability by mapping Antarctica’s complex surfaces and detecting subtle variations in Canadian agricultural land use.