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Hugging Face launches OlmoEarth v1.3 with global embeddings and web explorer

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Hugging Face released OlmoEarth v1.3, a state-of-the-art satellite embedding model . The model provides precomputed annual embeddings for the entire planet at 10‑meter resolution in both 64‑ and 128‑dimensional formats . A new browser‑based OlmoEarth Embeddings Explorer lets users explore and customize maps without sign‑in or advanced technical skills . OlmoEarth v1.3 reads a year of Sentinel‑1 radar and Sentinel‑2/Landsat multispectral time series to produce a 128‑dimensional vector for each 10‑meter pixel, with the first 64 dimensions usable independently . This embedding approach replaces the previous fine‑tuning workflow that required GPU access and imagery download, enabling cheap, reusable features for many tasks .

Why it matters. Users can now apply planetary‑scale analysis immediately, from tracking environmental change to finding similar places, without needing specialized hardware or sign‑in .

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