The Embed2Scale project will be actively participating in the ESA-NASA International Workshop on AI Foundation Model for Earth Observation, taking place in May 5-7, 2025, at ESA’s ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. The workshop will bring together experts from the European and international AI and EO communities to explore the advancements, challenges and real-world applications of…
Embed2Scale’s CVPR EarthVision Data Challenge, has successfully concluded its Development Phase and we are thrilled to share some key insights! Over the course of the challenge, 36 teams registered, with 23 actively making a total of 463 submissions. This impressive engagement highlights the growing interest in lossy neural compression methodologies and their impact on geospatial…
We are pleased to announce that four contributions from the Embed2Scale consortium have been accepted for presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2025, one of the leading geoscience conferences in Europe, taking place in Vienna & online on 27 April – 2 May 2025. These contributions showcase cutting-edge advancements in AI-powered compression and embedding techniques…
The Embed2Scale-organized original session at EGU General Assembly 2025 has been merged with another session to form a broader discussion on Foundation Models in Earth Observation and Climate Science. The newly combined session, titled “Advancing Foundation Models for Earth and Climate: Benchmarking, Best Practices and AI-Enabled Scientific Understanding” will take place on Monday 28 April…
As part of our commitment to advancing AI-driven geospatial analytics, the Embed2Scale consortium is thrilled to organize the 2025 CVPR EarthVision workshop Data Challenge. This challenge invites researchers and AI practitioners to develop cutting-edge Lossy Neural Compression for Geospatial Analytics techniques, optimizing how Earth Observation (EO) data is processed and utilized. Co-sponsored by Embed2Scale and…
We are excited to announce that the research paper “Lossy Neural Compression for Geospatial Analytics: A Review“, co-authored by the partners of the entire Embed2Scale consortium, has been accepted for publication in the prestigious IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine (GRSM) and will be officially released in June 2025. About the Paper With the explosion…
On the 4th & 5th of February 2025, the Embed2Scale consortium convened in Oxford, UK, for a two-day plenary meeting, hosted at the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford. This gathering marked a key milestone in the project’s journey, bringing together the project’s partners from academia, industry and research…
For more detailed information about the workshop The upcoming ESA-NASA International Workshop on AI Foundation Models for Earth Observation, scheduled for May 5-7, 2025, at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, represents a significant milestone in the integration of advanced AI methodologies into geospatial and Earth science research. This collaborative event aims to unite experts from various…
Embed2Scale was present at SatSummit 2024, held on 18-19 November in Lisbon, Portugal. This annual event gathers a global audience of satellite and Earth Observation (EO) experts, bringing together industry leaders, researchers and innovators to discuss the most pressing challenges and opportunities in space-based technologies. As part of this event, Thomas Brunschwiler from IBM Research,…
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our introductory video for Embed2Scale! This new video provides an inside look at the project’s mission to revolutionise Earth Observation (EO) data access and processing. By combining state-of-the-art AI compression and high-performance computing, Embed2Scale aims to make geospatial data more accessible and efficient than ever before. The video…