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Cows going global – reflections on a year mapping manure around the world

Of late, I have been appreciating how big the world is. We have been slicing its land surface into squares, hundreds of millions of them, and inquiring into each as to whether it boasts any notable concentration of cows. We’ve hit on a few surprises.

Edward Boyda
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Feb 27, 2026

A peek at Earth Index design notes

Design and implementation of the Earth Index Alpha is well under way.

Jeff Frankl
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Apr 25, 2024

Report Out from the Earth Index Offsite

The Earth Index team met this month in Washington D.C. for our offsite.

Mikey Abela
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Mar 27, 2024

It’s not the Earth that needs saving

Our Co-Founder and CEO Steve McCormick reflects on his decades dedicated to conservation and natural systems management, and connects to today’s charged opportunity for AI and earth data.

Steve McCormick
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Mar 16, 2024

Earth Genome joins the Development Data Partnership

Earth Genome is thrilled to announce that we have joined the Development Data Partnership, through which we will support the World Bank and other development partner projects.

Mikel Maron
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Mar 8, 2024

Farm the Gap: A strategy game and learning platform to feed the future.

Introducing a new digital puzzle game from The Plotline.

Brody Smith
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Mar 6, 2024

Empowering Indigenous Communities with Environmental AI

Earth Genome is seeking participants for its Environmental AI Accelerator program.

Ben Strong
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Feb 12, 2024

Midstream research note: Rebuilding the Earth Index user interface

We are rebuilding the Earth Index user interface so anyone can quickly find evidence of environmental issues in any region without deploying

Mikel Maron
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Jan 16, 2024

Finding 5 billion chickens with human-in-the-loop AI model tuning via Earth Index

Almost all the chickens consumed in the United States come from factory farms.

Edward Boyda
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Jan 10, 2024

Building the vision for a more sustainable food future in Africa

At COP28 U.S. Secretary of State Blinken announced the commitment of $150 million to develop food crops well-suited to the changing climate in Africa.

Cameron Kruse
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Dec 7, 2023