Google Earth adds new AI chat and improved geospatial reasoning for disasters prediction

Google Earth is introducing new AI chat features that let users query its models directly for data-driven geospatial analysis. Built on the chat-based interface launched in 2024, the update allows natural language questions such as “find algae blooms” or “analyze flood risk” for specific regions.

The system integrates multiple AI models through Google’s Gemini framework, combining weather, population, and satellite data to enable what Google calls “geospatial reasoning.” This allows the AI to connect events like storms or droughts with their potential human and environmental impacts, estimating which areas might flood, how many people could be affected, and what infrastructure could fail first.

Currently available to trusted testers and US-based Gemini Pro and Ultra users, these capabilities will expand to more professional accounts soon. Organizations like GiveDirectly are already using Earth AI to locate households most in need after disasters, and Google says it plans to broaden access to these tools as the rollout continues.