An emerging Global Intelligence Halo formed by smart satellites & ground sensors--the really, really BIG brother !!
NASA's EO-1 (short for "Earth Observing 1") is a new breed of satellite that can think by itself with the help of AI programming to notice things that change (like the sudden plume of a volcano) and take appropriate action, such as monitoring that specific location before anyone even notices the event on the ground.
EO-1 can re-organize its own priorities to study volcanic eruptions, flash floods, forest fires, disintegrating sea-ice, and other unexpected events. It can also use sensors from other satellites or on the ground as a "sensorweb" to respond to sudden disasters such forest fires.
"It's a powerful new way to study Earth," say researchers.
Full story here from NASA >> [...]
The million dollar question? will NASA or some else become the information broker for all this streaming data?
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