# OlmoEarth v1.3 offers annual satellite features for mapping

> Ai2's annual embeddings supply mapping features that require task validation.

By BIGCHANGE.AI Editorial

Published: 2026-10-25T19:13:40.842Z
Updated: 2026-10-25T19:13:40.842Z
Canonical: https://bigchange.ai/blog/olmoearth-v1-3-annual-satellite-embeddings-mapping

![Satellite above a conceptual river valley.](https://bigchange.ai/api/media/file/olmoearth-terrain-observation-hero-v2.png)
AI-generated conceptual illustration by BIG CHANGE; no actual satellite imagery, OlmoEarth output, classification or BIG CHANGE test is depicted.

On October 22, Ai2 released annual 10-meter embeddings from OlmoEarth v1.3. Its 128-number vectors summarize Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery; they are not land-cover labels.

## The big change

- **What changed:** Precomputed annual vectors let analysts inspect patterns before classifier training.
- **Why it matters:** Explorer accepts labeled points. Maps still need representative labels and ground evidence.
- **What to watch:** Vector differences require imagery checks before assigning a cause. Our [ForTy coverage](https://bigchange.ai/blog/google-forty-forest-map-types-limits) examines forest classification.

## Evidence and limits

Benchmarks are author-run.

Global embeddings cover 2023–25; earlier coverage is selective. Storage is about 150 TB yearly. Explorer is public; platform access requires an application. The OlmoEarth Artifact License restricts military, surveillance and extractive uses. We did not run it.

## Sources

- [Ai2 release, October 22](https://huggingface.co/blog/allenai/olmoearth-v1-3) — Release scope, access and coverage.
- [OlmoEarth v1.3 report](https://allenai.org/papers/olmoearth-v1-3) — Method and author-run evaluation.
- [OlmoEarth v1.3 model card](https://huggingface.co/allenai/OlmoEarth-v1_3-Base) — Model identity and platform access.
- [OlmoEarth Artifact License](https://huggingface.co/allenai/OlmoEarth-v1_3-Base/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) — Use restrictions and redistribution terms.
- [OlmoEarth embeddings archive](https://source.coop/olmoearth/olmoearth-v1-3-embeddings) — Public dataset listing.
- [OlmoEarth training repository](https://github.com/allenai/olmoearth_pretrain) — Code and versioned documentation.