NASA and Microsoft Collaborate to Launch Earth Copilot: AI-Powered Chatbot for Earth Science Data
| Key Point | Details |
|---|---|
| Why in News | NASA and Microsoft collaborated to create Earth Copilot, an AI-based chatbot simplifying access to NASA's Earth Science data using Microsoft Azure. |
| Partnership | NASA and Microsoft |
| AI Tool | Earth Copilot |
| Platform Used | Microsoft Azure Cloud |
| Purpose of Collaboration | To make NASA's complex geospatial data easily accessible using plain language queries. |
| User Access | Currently available for NASA scientists; broader integration planned with NASA's VEDA platform. |
| Example Queries | Impact of hurricanes, climate change monitoring, air quality effects, etc. |
| NASA Team Involved | NASA IMPACT (Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team) |
| Microsoft Announcement | Made by Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, on X (formerly Twitter). |
| Future Integration | Planned for NASA's VEDA platform for wider public use. |