MethaneSAT: Google Cloud and AI tech to map world's methane emissions from space

Stuart Stone
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Satellite technology to enhance methane emissions mapping will launch using SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in early March

Google has today announced a partnership that will see its Cloud and AI technology used aboard an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) satellite that aims to detect methane leaks from space. Due to launch...

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