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Latitudo 40 Uses AI and Satellite Data on AWS to Help Cities Plan for Climate Risk

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…rs Project AWS Pioneers Project European innovation, told by those who built it Latitudo 40 harnesses satellite data to protect cities Latitudo 40 is on a space mission, but this is not something that is limited to…
…s, and creating new layers of information, we could help cities and other users not just identify risks – like floods, heat islands, or environmental degradation – but understand why these risks exist and how they evolve over time,” he says. The compute power that AWS provides means that such analysis has gon…

Description

Latitudo 40 uses AWS cloud computing to process vast quantities of satellite Earth Observation data and applies AI to help cities identify and understand risks such as floods, heat islands and environmental degradation. Naples has used the system to map urban heat islands, Helsinki has used the data to monitor greenery and plan green infrastructure, and urban planners in Milan identified critical infrastructure risks within 48 hours of looking at the data. The firm plans to build digital twins of urban environments and wants to integrate its satellite analytics with IoT sensors.

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…ghts that drive impactful change in urban and environmental planning,” he says. AWS cloud computing has been instrumental in helping the firm process vast quantities of satellite data securely and quickly, something he describes as a “game-changer for cities that need to respond quic…
…ate change, making informed infrastructure planning decisions,” explains Volpe. Future projects include the creation of digital twins of urban environments. “These virtual models will simulate the future impact of current urban planning…

Company

Latitudo 40

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…rs Project AWS Pioneers Project European innovation, told by those who built it Latitudo 40 harnesses satellite data to protect cities Latitudo 40 is on a space mission, but this is not something that is limited to…

Industry

Smart Cities

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…ething that is limited to astronauts; it could benefit a whole range of people, from urban planners to sustainability experts. The firm is harnessing the power of satellite data and allowing people to extr…

Problem

Earth Observation data is rich with insights but often far too complex for most people, such as urban planners, to access or use effectively without being a data scientist or geospatial expert; the source says such analysis used to take many months and involve a bunch of experts.

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…ble potential locked inside Earth Observation data”, but he also saw a problem; while it was rich with insights, it was often far too complex for most people to access or use effectively. Play Meet Gaetano Volpe CEO and Founder, Latitudo 40 Actionable insights And t…
…he says. The compute power that AWS provides means that such analysis has gone from taking many months, involving a bunch of experts, to something “cities can do in mere hours.” This powerful combination is alrea…

Solution

Latitudo 40 uses AWS cloud computing to process vast quantities of satellite data securely and quickly. AI analyzes the content of each image, correlates different images and creates new layers of information, and with AWS the firm develops, trains and deploys machine learning models at scale. The platform's predictive modeling lets cities simulate different scenarios and forecast the impact of climate change.

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…n allowing cities to unlock that data in extremely useful ways. Planting trees “By analyzing the content of each image, correlating different images, and creating new layers of information, we could help cities and other users not just identify risks – like floods, he…
…o proved a challenge, as did fusing the insights from AI with existing systems. Working with AWS has allowed the firm to develop, train, and deploy machine learning models at scale. “These models process terabytes of data, providing insights to city planners an…
…he aspects of the platform that is proving most useful is predictive modeling. “Cities can simulate different scenarios and forecast the impact of climate change, making informed infrastructure planning decisions,” explains Volpe. Future projects include the creation of digital twins of urban…

Business value

Analysis that used to take many months and involve a bunch of experts is now something cities can do in mere hours. Naples used the system to map urban heat islands, Helsinki used the data to monitor greenery and plan green infrastructure, and urban planners in Milan identified critical infrastructure risks within 48 hours of looking at the data. Founder Gaetano Volpe believes that using AI can slash the costs associated with manual data processing by up to 60%.

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…ing on tight budgets, the upfront costs of the system can seem prohibitive, but Volpe believes that using AI can slash the costs associated with manual data processing by up to 60%. One of the aspects of the platform that is proving most useful is predictive mo…
…eas by an average of two to three degrees Celsius,” explains Volpe. “Meanwhile, urban planners in Milan were able to identify critical infrastructure risks within 48 hours of looking at the data.” These new ways of working have not been without challenges for traditional tow…

AI capabilities

Computer Vision, Predictive Analytics

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…n allowing cities to unlock that data in extremely useful ways. Planting trees “By analyzing the content of each image, correlating different images, and creating new layers of information, we could help cities and other users not just identify risks – like floods, he…
…he aspects of the platform that is proving most useful is predictive modeling. “Cities can simulate different scenarios and forecast the impact of climate change, making informed infrastructure planning decisions,” explains Volpe. Future pro…

Technology

AWS

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…ghts that drive impactful change in urban and environmental planning,” he says. AWS cloud computing has been instrumental in helping the firm process vast quantities of satellite data securely and quickly, something he describes as a “game-changer for cities that need to respond quic…

Deployment model

cloud

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…ghts that drive impactful change in urban and environmental planning,” he says. AWS cloud computing has been instrumental in helping the firm process vast quantities of satellite data securely and quickly, something he describes as a “game-changer for cities that need to respond quic…

Deployment options

cloud

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…ghts that drive impactful change in urban and environmental planning,” he says. AWS cloud computing has been instrumental in helping the firm process vast quantities of satellite data securely and quickly, something he describes as a “game-changer for cities that need to respond quic…

Headline outcome

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…they evolve over time,” he says. The compute power that AWS provides means that such analysis has gone from taking many months, involving a bunch of experts, to something “cities can do in mere hours.” This powerful combination is already yielding real-world results. “Naples has u…

Use case type

Predictive operations

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…he aspects of the platform that is proving most useful is predictive modeling. “Cities can simulate different scenarios and forecast the impact of climate change, making informed infrastructure planning decisions,” explains Volpe. Future projects include the creation of digital twins of urban…
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