Telepix selected as Google DeepMind APAC accelerator ‘AI for the Planet’… Mangrove monitoring technology demonstration
Quick Look
- Telefix was the only domestic company selected for Google DeepMind's Asia-Pacific accelerator program 'AI for the Planet'.
- We have developed technology to automatically analyze changes in mangrove forests around the world using satellite data and AI, and we plan to receive mentoring from Google researchers for three months to verify the operating system and conduct a pilot in Southeast Asia.
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Why It Matters
Mangrove forests are a major reservoir of blue carbon, absorbing carbon and providing protection from coastal erosion and storm surges. Google DeepMind is operating the ‘AI for the Planet’ accelerator program to solve environmental problems using AI.
Automatic analysis of mangrove forest changes… 3-month mentoring by Google researchers
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seunghan Cho = Telefix, a space artificial intelligence (AI) solution company, announced on the 10th that it was the only domestic company selected as the first host of Google DeepMind's Asia Pacific (APAC) accelerator program 'AI for the Planet'.
This program is Google DeepMind's accelerator program that supports startups, research teams, and non-profit organizations that use AI to solve climate and environmental problems.
About 680 companies and organizations in the APAC region applied for this program, and 16 were selected.
Telefix was named in the category of 'Conserving Nature and Enhancing Climate Resilience', and Google introduced Telefix as 'a company that transforms satellite data into actionable information for global mangrove monitoring.'
Telefix uses satellite data and AI to demonstrate technology to monitor the distribution and change of mangrove forests around the world.
Mangroves are a representative storage source of 'blue carbon', which refers to carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems, and play a role in protecting the coast from erosion and storm surges.
Telepix used Google DeepMind's geospatial AI model 'Alpha Earth' to build an AI model and platform that automatically analyzes changes whenever new satellite images are obtained.
Telefix explained that as a result of verifying the model with a self-built data set, it recorded a precision score of over 90% even on satellite images that were not used for learning.
Telefix announced that it will receive technical mentoring from Google researchers for three months to verify an operating system that processes national detection on a regular basis on Google Cloud, and will also apply Gemini-based report generation and query functions.
They also announced that they would pursue a pilot targeting actual coastal areas with public institutions and environmental conservation organizations in Southeast Asia.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Telefix will verify a national mangrove detection operating system on Google Cloud after three months of mentoring by Google researchers.
Likely · Within months
Telefix will pursue pilots in actual coastal areas with public institutions and environmental conservation organizations in Southeast Asia
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How will Telefix's technology perform in actual Southeast Asian pilots?
- What will be the results of operating system verification on Google Cloud?
- What are the specific use cases for Gemini-based report generation capabilities?
