A new map of nearly all of Africa shows exactly where the continent's 1.3 billion people live down to the meter, ... That’s the idea behind Facebook’s Population Density Maps project, ...

Facebook has created AI-based population maps before, but it's now generating them on a truly massive scale. The social site is releasing new, ultra-detailed population density maps that cover the ...

The Facebook population density maps project now aims to keep adding new continents and countries. Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial ...

Since 2016, Facebook has been using AI and machine learning to create population density maps of the world. The company has announced new maps that cover the “majority” of Africa, and promises ...

Facebook is trying to help change that by creating a high-resolution population density map for nearly the entire continent of Africa. Developed by the company’s Boston-based World.AI team, it ...

To create the most detailed population density maps of the African continent, Facebook has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. According to Facebook, these AI-powered maps aim to ...

A mapping project initiated by the company has been using AI to create population density maps of the continent, which help determine where the largest concentrations of communities can be found.