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48 results for satellite remote sensing

Study uses remotely sensed data to infer economic outcomes in experiments and quasi-experiments.

problem Imperfect measurement of economic outcomes by remotely sensed variables.
method Combines experimental and observational data to identify causal parameters, using satellite imagery and mobile phone activity.
result Developed a robust method for n^{-1/2} inference that does not restrict remotely sensed variable processing algorithms.

Modeling wildfire aerosols using satellite data to predict solar radiation reduction.

problem Accurately estimate and predict AOD propagation from wildfires using multi-source satellite data.
method Physics-informed statistical modeling integrating multi-source satellite data with an advection-diffusion equation.
result The proposed approach accurately predicts AOD propagation and demonstrates model interpretability.

Self-attention improves satellite time series classification without preprocessing.

problem Efficiently classifying raw satellite time series data.
method Comparison of deep learning models including self-attention, 1D-convolutions, recurrence, and random forest.
result Self-attention and recurrent neural networks outperform convolutional neural networks on raw satellite time series.

Improved detection of burnt areas in satellite images using evolved hyper-features.

problem Radiometric variations across satellite images and different datasets.
method Understanding feature spaces, training on multi-image datasets, evolving hyper-features, and optimizing for different classifiers.
result Training on multi-image datasets improves model generalization, and evolved hyper-features enhance classifier performance.

Deep learning models match traditional surrogate models in accuracy and speed for satellite remote sensing.

problem Limited computational power hinders high-resolution numerical model simulations.
method Deep learning framework applied to satellite remote sensing data.
result Deep learning models can accurately and efficiently emulate numerical models.

Remote Sensing Images from satellites have been used in various domains for detecting and understanding structures on the ground surface. In this work, satellite images were used for localizing parking spaces and vehicles in parking lots for a given parcel using an RCNN based Neural Network Architectures. Parcel shapef…

2019-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning detects building damage in satellite images.

problem Extracting damage information from satellite imagery is slow and labor-intensive.
method Used four convolutional neural network models to detect damaged buildings.
result Models performed well in detecting damaged buildings in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

BPR matches NN accuracy in crop classification while being more transparent.

problem Lack of auditability and alignment with domain knowledge in neural networks for high-dimensional climate data.
method Bagged polynomial regression with random projections (BPR), averaging many low-degree polynomial models.
result BPR matches neural networks in accuracy but is more transparent.

The study forecasts water quality from satellite data using machine learning.

problem Predicting future water quality from satellite data for coastal regions.
method Decomposed time series into components and used machine learning models (SARIMA, regression, neural network).
result Regression and neural network models are best at predicting Chl-a, SARIMA model best at FLH and SST.

Study uses satellite and lidar data to map forest height and biomass in France.

problem Mapping forest resources and carbon in large areas.
method Machine learning approach using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, ALOS-2, and GEDI Lidar data.
result High-resolution maps of forest height and biomass produced with good accuracy.

Satellite images predict U.S. county mortality rates.

problem Predicting mortality rates in U.S. counties using satellite imagery.
method Convolutional neural network trained on crude mortality rates, learned features interpreted using Shapley Additive Feature Explanations.
result Predicted mortality from satellite images correlated strongly with true mortality rates (Pearson r=0.72).

This paper improves land cover classification using global spatial features in CNN.

problem Limited classification accuracy and universality of traditional remote sensing image classification methods.
method Integrates global spatial features into a dual-branch CNN for hyperspectral/SAR imagery classification.
result The proposed method outperforms traditional single-channel CNN methods.

Paper proposes an active learning method to improve remote sensing object detection with less labeled data.

problem High labor and time costs in annotating remote sensing images for CNN object detectors.
method Uncertainty-based active learning that selects images with more information for annotation.
result Detector achieves high performance with a fraction of the training images.

New algorithms improve uncertainty estimation in satellite precipitation predictions.

problem Lack of uncertainty estimates in machine learning spatial precipitation predictions from satellite data.
method Benchmarked six algorithms including LightGBM, compared using quantile scoring functions and rules.
result LightGBM outperformed other algorithms in quantile scoring rule by 11.10%.

New clustering method for uncertain data using Wasserstein barycenters.

problem Clustering uncertain and structured data with observational/experimental error.
method Wasserstein barycenters and geodesic criterion for optimal clustering.
result Effective clustering of complex data in astronomy, biology, and remote sensing.

Study forecasts sub-city real estate prices weekly using radar and news sentiment.

problem Limited availability of reliable real estate price indicators at neighborhood and long horizons.
method Combining satellite radar signals and news sentiment to forecast sub-city real estate prices.
result The multimodal model reduces mean absolute error by 35% at long horizons (26-34 weeks).

Novel method reduces costly model evaluations in inference problems.

problem Efficiently approximating complex, costly model integrals.
method Compressed Monte Carlo (CMC) scheme for selecting model evaluations.
result Empirical evidence of method's performance in astronomy and remote sensing.

A cubing strategy identifies stable hyperparameter regions for uncertainty quantification in spatial deep learning.

problem Uncertainty quantification in spatial deep learning models.
method Cubing-based diagnostic framework to recursively partition hyperparameter space and evaluate regions using scoring rules.
result Our approach produces competitive or superior predictive intervals compared to a statistical baseline model.

Researchers predict butt rot volume using harvester data and remote sensing.

problem Predicting butt rot volume in Norway spruce stands for optimal forest management.
method Used random forest models with harvester information, remote sensing, and environmental data.
result Remotely sensed predictor variables were more important than environmental variables.

Estimates Mozambique's population using remote sensing and microcensus data.

problem Lack of frequent population estimation due to censuses lacking spatio-temporal resolution.
method Combines remote sensing, microcensus data, and transfer learning with publicly available datasets.
result Population predictions improve with footprint area estimation using transfer learning.

Paper introduces kernel methods for detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.

problem Detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.
method Nonlinear extension of Gaussian and elliptically contoured distribution algorithms using reproducing kernel Hilbert space.
result Improved detection accuracy and reduced false-alarm rates compared to linear formulations.

Researchers develop multi-agent systems for quadcopters to collaborate in missions.

problem Enable multiple quadcopters to work together in remote sensing tasks.
method Agent dynamics, network topologies, collective behaviors, agreement protocol, equations of motion for quadcopters.
result Multi-agent systems can successfully collaborate in remote sensing missions.

The sharp and recent increase in the availability of data captured by different sensors combined with their considerably heterogeneous natures poses a serious challenge for the effective and efficient processing of remotely sensed data. Such an increase in remote sensing and ancillary datasets, however, opens up the po…

2018-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian optimization improves forest inventory sampling using remote sensing data.

problem Optimizing forest inventory sampling in large areas with limited data.
method Bayesian optimization applied to RS data for improved sampling design.
result The proposed method outperforms baseline methods in terms of MSE values.