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Building the next foundation model for Earth Observation

Fostering Advancements in Foundation Models via Unsupervised and Self-supervised Learning for Downstream Tasks in Earth Observation (FAST-EO)

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The primary objective of the FAST-EO project is to enhance the accessibility and democratization of foundation models (FMs) within the EO community. This includes:

OBJ-I.

Define and develop an EO-specific Foundation Model

OBJ-ii.

Specify and explore EO use-cases benefiting from Foundation Model

OBJ-iii.

Develop AI4EO applications derived from Foundation Model

OBJ-iv.

Assess impacts of AI4EO Foundation models and define Roadmap

OBJ-v.

Foster community development of EO Foundation Model users / providers

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UC01

Weather & Climate Disaster Analysis

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to improve disaster management and risk estimation.

UC02

Detection of Methane Leaks

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to identify methane leaks accurately.

UC03

Observation of Changes in Forest Above-Ground Biomass

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to retrieve and analyze forest metrics for supporting forest management and ecological monitoring.

UC04

Estimation of Soil Properties

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to determine soil properties over large areas more efficiently and accurately.

UC05

Detection of Semantic Land Cover Changes

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to monitor dynamic changes due to human activities and natural disasters.

UC06

Monitoring Expansion of Mining Fields into Farmlands

Fine-tuning of geospatial foundation models to track and analyze the impact of small-scale mining encroachment on Ghanaian forests.

News

Catch up on the latest top stories and insights from FAST-EO

September 28, 2024
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FAST-EO Press Release
FAST-EO Press Release
July 21, 2024
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Launch of the FAST-EO Project for Earth Observation
Launch of the FAST-EO Project for Earth Observation

Events

Upcoming and past events relating to the objectives of FAST-EO

15/12/2024
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19/12/2024
New Orleans (USA)

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024

FAST-EO contributed with an abstract on Massively Multi-Modal Masked Autoencoders for Earth Observation
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19/11/2024
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19/11/2024
Lisbon, Portugal

SatSummit 2024

FAST-EO contributed to the panel “Beyond Archiving Pixels - The ChatGPT of Earth” at SatSummit 2024, highlighting the transformative impact of FMs on geospatial data and EO applications.
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18/9/2024
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18/9/2024
Munich (Germany)

Foundation Models for Earth Observation Workshop (Helmholtz AI and ML4Earth)

FAST-EO participated in the "Foundation Models for Earth Observation" workshop organized in collaboration with the Helmholtz AI and the national center of excellence ML4Earth
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FAST-EO project is funded by the the European Space Agency (ESA) Phi-Lab under the contract No. 4000143501/23/I-DT