AI for Earth: Helping save the planet with data science

Wee Hyong Tok is a data scientist. In this article he explains how AI can help monitor the health of the planet.

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Year band(s) 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Content type Article or research
Format Web page
Core and overarching concepts Digital systems, Impact and interactions
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
AC9TDI6P02   

Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration

AC9TDI6P06   

Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact

AC9TDI6P07   

Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions

AC9TDI8P05   

Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode

AC9TDI8P10   

Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact

AC9TDI10P10   

Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise

AC9TDI8P11   

Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions

Technologies & Programming Language​s Artificial Intelligence
Keywords Artificial, Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Experiments, Machine learning, Data scientists, AI examples, Pattern recognition, Images, Animal populations, Planet health, High resolution imagery, Land cover mapping, Endangered species, Animal monitoring, Data-driven agriculture, Sustainable solutions, Preferred futures
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs STEM, Sustainability
Organisation

Microsoft

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