20 guides Discover: geospatial data and physical AI, explained Plain-language guides to the data, formats, and methods behind AI for the physical world, from LiDAR and Landsat to change detection and catastrophe modeling. Spatial Join Sentinel-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Stochastic Modeling Raster vs. Vector Data NDVI Parcel Data Physical AI LiDAR Data Landsat Hyperspectral Imaging HRRR Model GeoTIFF Geospatial AI Flood Risk Map Earth Observation Data Digital Elevation Model Data Center Site Selection Catastrophe Modeling Change Detection in Satellite Imagery Spatial Join Sentinel-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Stochastic Modeling Raster vs. Vector Data NDVI Sort By Most Recent Most Recent Oldest Categories What is? View All change detection Stochastic Modeling site selection Risk modeling Earth Observation What is? Physical AI Tabular Joins Vector Raster Tutorials Sort By Most Recent Oldest Categories View All change detection Stochastic Modeling site selection Risk modeling Earth Observation What is? Physical AI Tabular Joins Vector Raster Tutorials 6 Mins Read 3 Oct 2026 What is Parcel Data? Parcel Numbers, Boundaries, Sources Parcel data records every piece of land: its boundary, parcel number, owner, land use, and assessed value. Where it comes from and how to use it. 8 Mins Read 2 Oct 2026 What is Physical AI? Definition, Stack, Examples Physical AI is artificial intelligence that perceives, reasons about, and acts in the physical world: robots, autonomous vehicles, and Earth-scale models. 4 Mins Read 30 Sep 2026 What is LiDAR Data? Point Clouds, USGS 3DEP, Uses LiDAR data is the set of 3D points produced by a laser scanner that times the return of each pulse to measure distance. Each point has x, y, z coordinates plus intensity and a classification such as ground, building, or vegetation. Airborne LiDAR data maps terrain and structures at centimeter to decimeter accuracy. What LiDAR […] 5 Mins Read 30 Sep 2026 What is Landsat? Satellites, Bands, Data Access Landsat is the joint USGS and NASA satellite program that has imaged the Earth’s land surface continuously since 1972, the longest such record in existence. Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 currently deliver 30 m multispectral and 100 m thermal imagery every 8 days combined. All Landsat data is free and open. What Landsat is Landsat […] 5 Mins Read 30 Sep 2026 What is Hyperspectral Imaging? vs Multispectral Hyperspectral imaging produces imagery that records a continuous spectrum for every pixel, typically 100 to 300 narrow bands 5 to 10 nanometers wide across visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared light. Multispectral imagery records 3 to 15 broad bands. The extra spectral detail lets analysts identify minerals, crops, plastics, and gases by their reflectance signature. What […] 4 Mins Read 30 Sep 2026 What is the HRRR Model? NOAA Rapid Refresh Forecast The HRRR model, NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh, is a weather forecast model that runs every hour on a 3 km grid over the contiguous United States, with an Alaska domain every three hours. Each run forecasts 18 hours ahead, extended to 48 hours four times a day. HRRR is the highest-resolution operational forecast NOAA publishes. […] « Previous 1 2 3 Next » Sign up for our newsletter Be the first to know about releases and industry news. We care about your data; read our privacy policy. SUBSCRIBEΔ
