CosmiQ Works, an initiative within IQT Labs, is focused on developing and prototyping open-source artificial intelligence capabilities for geospatial applications. It accelerates the development and adoption of these technologies into deployable products. CosmiQ Works is known for its work with very-high resolution datasets, such as RarePlanes, and its contributions to the SpaceNet initiative in collaboration with Maxar and AWS, providing resources for machine learning in the geospatial domain. Associated keywords: geospatial analysis, machine learning, AI, open source, satellite imagery.
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SpaceNet was established in 2016 by CosmiQ Works, the In-Q-Tel organization focused on commercial space, and DigitalGlobe.
CosmiQ Works is one of four laboratories established by In-Q-Tel to explore new and emerging commercial space capabilities for national security solutions.
CosmiQ Works makes the winning algorithms from SpaceNet competitions open source.
CosmiQ Works and its partners hold competitions under the SpaceNet initiative that offer cash prizes for developing automated methods to detect road networks and other landmarks from high-resolution satellite imagery.
Adam Van Etten, CosmiQ Works technical director, expressed hope that open source algorithms will assist government partners and the commercial sector.