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CLOUD COMPUTING
Imagine asking a question like“ show me coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and the scientists who documented it” and instantly surfacing the exact clips, photos, maps and notes from across 138 years of National Geographic fieldwork.
That’ s the promise behind the National Geographic Society’ s new“ living library” built with AWS and powered by Amazon’ s Gen AI. The partnership aims to centralise nearly 15PB of history into one cloud-based media platform.
“ For over 138 years, the Society has documented the wonders of our world, from the ocean floor to the highest peaks, capturing history, inspiring explorers of every age and building a legacy that is truly irreplaceable,” says Rick Buettner, Managing Director of Global Nonprofits at AWS.
“ AWS is proud to partner with the Society to ensure every asset becomes an enduring resource as we safeguard the past while powering the next generation of discovery.”
This unified archive spans deep sea footage, archaeological records, historic maps and iconic photography, with billions of assets preserved and made searchable in real time.
It’ s built for the way the Society works today with its teams generating about 2PB of new video each year( roughly 100 days of 4K footage) across its programmes, including the Impact Story Lab, National Geographic Pristine Seas and National Geographic Live.
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