Overview
- Google introduced a Gemini-powered Geospatial Reasoning framework that connects weather forecasts, population maps and satellite imagery to answer complex questions and highlight vulnerable communities and at-risk infrastructure.
- Gemini chat inside Google Earth can search imagery for objects or patterns, such as harmful algae blooms or dried riverbeds, to support early warnings and planning.
- The chat and object‑finding features roll out experimentally in the U.S. to Google Earth Professional users in the coming weeks, with pricing reported at $75 for Professional and $150 for Professional Advanced per month.
- Earth AI Imagery, Population and Environment models are now available to Trusted Testers on Google Cloud so organizations can combine proprietary data with Google datasets.
- Pilots include WHO AFRO cholera risk forecasting in the DRC, Planet deforestation analysis, Airbus vegetation‑on‑powerlines detection, and Bellwether hurricane insights for McGill to speed claims, with Google citing flood forecasts covering over two billion people and 2025 wildfire alerts to 15 million in Los Angeles.