UK startup launches AI satellite to provide near real-time images of Earth

UK-based space tech startup Open Cosmos has successfully launched a new AI-powered satellite that can provide near real-time views of Earth.  The satellite, HAMMER — short for Hyperspectral AI for Marine Monitoring and Emergency Response — was successfully blasted into orbit Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  Its mission is to provide high-resolution imaging from across the Atlantic ocean to help authorities monitor the marine environment or respond to natural disasters as they happen.  Key to HAMMER’s abilities is, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. Normally, Earth observation satellites send images back to the ground for processing, which can take…

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