Facebook's mapping team aims to help aid workers know where help is needed

Artificial intelligence researchers and data scientists at Facebook have created population density maps. What's so special is that they are more accurate and with higher resolution than any ...

AI is helping deliver healthcare and electricity to unmapped regions

Facebook creates an AI-based map of Africa to help with crisis relief

Facebook has created AI-based population maps before, but it's now generating them on a truly massive scale. The social site is releasing new, ultra-detailed population density ...

Facebook is using AI to map population density around the world

Facebook has always been a company with global ambition, but few projects illustrate this better than its ongoing attempt to map the world’s population density using AI. The ...

Facebook’s AI team maps the whole population of Africa

A new map of nearly all of Africa shows exactly where the continent's 1.3 billion people live down to the meter, which could help everyone from local governments to aid organizations. The map ...

Facebook has created an insanely detailed map of where everyone in Africa lives

Based on satellite images, the company hopes aid workers can use it to make their work more efficient (and it’s also good for helping telecom companies spread internet connections). One ...