Eye in the sky: European Space Agency to help fight organic cotton fraud

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Eye in the sky: European Space Agency to help fight organic cotton fraud

Partnership between Global Organic Textile Standard and European Space Agency will see AI technology deployed to identify organic cotton cultivation using satellite images

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the European Space Agency have today launched a world-first trail monitoring program to verify organic cotton certifications. The program will train AI...

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