{"id":189817,"date":"2026-02-23T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/st-louis-made-ai-tool-will-use-space-tech-to-identify-plants\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T06:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:25:24","slug":"st-louis-made-ai-tool-will-use-space-tech-to-identify-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/st-louis-made-ai-tool-will-use-space-tech-to-identify-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis-made AI tool will use space tech to identify plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Louis-made AI tool will use space tech to identify plants<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/health-science-environment\/2026-02-23\/missouri-botanical-garden-ai-tool-space-technology-identify-plants<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-23 06:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.stlpr.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the key points from the article, summarized using an unordered list:<\/p>\n

– Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are employing spectral data, the same technology used to study distant stars, to analyze dried plant specimens in its herbarium.<\/p>\n

– Spectral data provides crucial information about plants through the light reflected off them, revealing each species’ unique ‘spectral fingerprint.’<\/p>\n

– This technique allows the identification of plants and can reveal important chemical traits through the electromagnetic spectrum.<\/p>\n

– The technique is part of a larger initiative by the International Herbarium Spectral Digitization Working Group, which aims to further understand plant biodiversity changes over time.<\/p>\n

– The team is developing an artificial intelligence tool to rapidly identify plant specimens in herbaria worldwide, although taxonomists will always be needed to assist with more challenging identifications.<\/p>\n

– The initiative is being supported by a $14.4 million grant, which is funding both the AI tool and the herbarium’s digitization process.<\/p>\n

– Training new taxonomists, like Naeemah Anderson, is also a key part of the project.<\/p>\n

– Anderson is focusing her expertise on African plants and has been making determinations on under-examined specimens in the collection.
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