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ScienceMay 7, 2026

NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit

NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
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A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM's open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.

A team of researchers from Adelaide University and the SmartSat Cooperative Research Center in South Australia has successfully uploaded and demonstrated NASA and IBM's open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms, making it the first geospatial foundation model to be deployed in orbit.

NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit.

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