Facebook company created a high-precision map of population density

What unites marketing, emergency worker, sociologist and communications developers and government staff? All they need to know how many people live in a given area. Facebook has announced a new development, which would eliminate the standard census and look into the farthest corners of the world without the time-consuming work.

Mark Zuckerberg apparently plans to bring Facebook to the world domination. Well, or at least make a perfect working tool not only to convey information. The key to this lies in the artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. And now researchers developed algorithms the company start to give first results. Only need to use them wisely.

As you know, Facebook team plans expand free internet connection all over the world. The project starts in some remote areas at the end of 2016. To this end, the company has entered into several contracts, hoping to use a satellite channel and future development of unmanned aerial vehicles. One of the spin-off technologies required to conquer the world this is Connectivity Lab.

New Facebook development is intended to create maps of population density of up to 10 meters. At the heart of Connectivity Lab is already known to us the technology previously used for Face detection. Only this time, the neural network has been used for the processing of images obtained from satellites. She learned to recognize different types of buildings, which led to the startling accuracy. All that is required for the job - this footage Google Maps.

The new technology will allow the management of Facebook to decide, from what areas should start their projects and what methods to use for this. In addition to satellite providers, plans to use drones, which are developed by a private company lab. Such maps should also help in eliminating the consequences of various disasters.

By the end of 2016 the joint forces Facebook and researchers from Columbia University is planned to process images around the globe. After that, the results can be accessed by anyone.