Embracing Large Language Models (LLMs) at Atlas AI: A New Frontier in Understanding Societal Conditions

Our co-founder, David Lobell, describes Atlas AI's method of embracing Large Language Models (LLMs) to understand societal conditions. The blog is Part 1 of a five-part series that will be published through end of year discussing areas of the AI field that the Atlas AI team is passionate about and working to advance in 2024.

Introducing the Fourth Release of the Atlas of Human Settlements

We’re excited to announce the fourth release of our Atlas of Human Settlements! In this latest release, we're continuing to improve the quality of insight about how people live and thrive in different parts of the world.

How We Work at Atlas AI

In this blog, our Head of Operations, Whitney, dives into a session she conducted during our September 2023 company offsite on how our fully remote team works.

Atlas AI and Cassava Technologies Partner to Drive Digital Transformation in Africa

In an era marked by incredible advancements in technology, Atlas AI and Cassava Technologies are joining forces to ignite a new chapter of innovation across Africa.

Building AI Technologies Responsibly: Sharing the Core Principles and Mindful Approaches of Atlas AI

In this blog, we discuss how Atlas AI is committed to building ethical and responsible AI models.

Navigating societal change with up-to-date Human Settlement Maps

Discover how Atlas AI's Atlas of Human Settlements offers innovative geospatial solutions to track and analyze evolving settlements, enabling informed decision-making for sustainable development and strategic investments.

Introducing Atlas AI's Image Data Science Toolkit

Introducing the Image Data Science toolkit (IDS), which provides real-time image segmentation and insights, eliminating the need for manual annotation.

Measuring the Impact of Infrastructure Investments on Livelihoods using Atlas AI’s Proprietary Data 

Using Atlas AI's Asset Wealth Index, the impact of electricity on livelihoods in Nord-Kivu province in the DRC, was analyzed, revealing a significant positive impact.

Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Money in Africa with Atlas AI's Geospatial Insights

By using AI and machine learning to analyze consumer behavior and market trends, we can help identify ways to make mobile money more affordable and accessible.

Atlas AI Releases Atlas of Human Settlements (AHS) 2021 Data Layers for Turkey and Syria

Atlas AI has released its Atlas of Human Settlements (AHS) 2021 data layers for Turkey and Syria to provide critical intelligence and inform sustainable long-term rebuilding efforts in response to the recent earthquake in these regions.

From Palo Alto to Nairobi: Expanding Atlas AI’s global operations

Our Head of Operations at Atlas AI has shared the top five lessons she learned while building the company's African operations.

Exploring the Intersection of AI and Agriculture: Insights from a Trade Mission in West Africa

Atlas AI selected to join trade mission in Ivory Coast and Togo

Atlas AI and e-GUIDE Begin Delivering Innovative Data Products for Climate Adaptation in East Africa

Atlas AI is advancing research to inform public policy and investment at the intersection of the agriculture, energy and transportation sectors in East Africa.

Taking action to help adapt our agricultural systems to a changing climate

Atlas AI serves a range of organizations on the front lines of promoting the resilience and adaptation of farming communities to a changing climate. AI’s vision is to enable an ongoing and hyperlocal understanding of the development needs of every community on the planet so that this investment can be targeted and monitored in service of the greatest impact.

Atlas of Human Settlements: A New Perspective on Human Presence Across the Globe

Human settlements represent the footprints of human activity on the planet. The ability to detect and attribute them automatically helps us unlock insights about how civilization is evolving, which communities are thriving and where investment can fuel sustainable development.

Aquaya Delivering Water Access in Ghana

Aquaya used our datasets and geospatial analytics to discover and target the hardest to reach households in need of water access in Ghana and to understand who would be the recipients and the expected impact of pro-poor water programming.

Women in Data Engineering Fueling Atlas AI: Priya Tamizharasi Suresh

At Atlas AI, we believe that to fulfill our mission of improving lives we need to put together a diverse team. We're celebrating Priya Tamizharasi Suresh on our data engineering team who is driving our innovation and projects forward.

Women in Data Engineering Fueling Atlas AI: Sarah Ciresi

At Atlas AI, we believe that to fulfill our mission of improving lives we need to put together a diverse team. We're celebrating Sarah Ciresi on our data engineering team who is driving our innovation and projects forward.

Women in Data Engineering Fueling Atlas AI: Emily Logan

At Atlas AI, we believe that to fulfill our mission of improving lives we need to put together a diverse team. We're celebrating Emily Logan on our data engineering team who is driving our innovation and projects forward.

Women in Data Engineering Fueling Atlas AI: Ginger Balmat

At Atlas AI, we believe that to fulfill our mission of improving lives we need to put together a diverse team. We're celebrating Ginger Balmat on our data engineering team who is driving our innovation and projects forward.

Women in Data Engineering Fueling Atlas AI: Shruti Jain

At Atlas AI, we believe that to fulfill our mission of improving lives we need to put together a diverse team. We're celebrating Shruti Jain on our data engineering team who is driving our innovation and projects forward.

Atlas AI - 2021 Annual Impact Report

As 2021 is coming to a close, we are taking a look back at the initiatives we have undertaken in contribution to the international development sector throughout the year

Spending Power Dataset: what it is and why it matters

A deeper dive into our latest data layer release: Spending Power per Capita.

Can satellite derived insights be a credible compliment to survey design, monitoring and evaluation efforts in data sparse environments? At Atlas AI, we are determined to find out.

Can we trust satellite imagery to accurately measure and understand socioeconomic outcomes in data sparse environments?

Insights on Doing Business in Kenya from serial entrepreneur Grant Brooke

Unique perspective from a Serial Entrepreneur in Kenya on the challenges of operating and expanding businesses across the African continent.

NSF & Atlas AI: improving the science for agricultural efficiencies

Pioneering the application of satellite-survey methodologies to improve access to timely, reliable data on agricultural productivity in data-sparse environments.

Feature Release: Data and Image Exports

What's new in Aperture™? Exploring the new data and image export features to easily integrate our datasets with yours.

Bridging the global agricultural data gap: one crop at a time

Collaborating with the World Bank to help close the agricultural data gap: joining the 50x2030 Initiative to improve country-level data in 50 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America by 2030.

Widening the Aperture on Socioeconomic Conditions in the Emerging Markets

Product Release: Introducing Aperture™

Introducing Atlas AI’s Core Values

Taking a look at the core values we live by to be successful as a team and company.

Charting the Future of Atlas AI

On Building a Team by Atlas AI CTO