The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced plans to release a broad agency announcement shortly calling for proposals that use cutting-edge data processing and artificial intelligence to create a “digital twin” of Earth.
Funding for the limited demonstration project is small, currently estimated by NOAA at up to $2 million. A validated and adopted implementation of the virtual model could eventually see widespread use by NOAA and other agencies seeking a systematic approach to understanding the environmental and climate impacts of a wide range of government, commercial, and private sector activities.
Vendors in on the ground floor will be in ...
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