machine learning

Spatial Analysis

Using Machine Learning and Surface Deformation Data to Predict Earthquakes

February 20, 2019By Mark AltaweelSpatial Analysis

There is no easy solution for earthquake prediction, but machine learning in particular has made forecasting far better.

Optimizing Traffic with Autonomous Vehicles and Machine Learning

December 15, 2018By Mark AltaweelGIS Industry

One way to improve traffic is to integrate technologies within autonomous cars, particularly as they are forecast to be soon on our streets, including sensors for driving, and information from different external sources.

When AI Goes Wrong in Spatial Reasoning

December 14, 2018By Mark AltaweelMaps and Cartography

Machines can learn ‘wrong’ or biased information, creating large problems and poor conclusions when it comes to spatial data.

Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery for Street Address Generation

December 1, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Researchers from Facebook and MIT Labs have proposed a new methodology that uses machine learning and satellite imagery to generate street addresses in areas of the world where individual buildings don’t have a unique address.

Mapping Tree Species in Amazonia Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning

September 19, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Researchers at the University of Turku have a developed a method of modeling tree species distribution in Peruvian lowland Amazonia using satellite imagery and machine learning techniques in order to produce higher resolution habitat suitability maps.

Detecting Storm Intensity from Satellite Imagery Using Machine Learning

September 11, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The Deep Learning-based Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an experimental portal that uses machine learning techniques to analyze spatial patterns in infrared satellite imagery in order to predict tropical cyclone intensity.

Startups and the Future of Spatial Analysis

September 3, 2018By Mark AltaweelSpatial Analysis

A growing number of startups are developing new approaches to advanced spatial analysis for everyday solutions across many fields and industries.

Forecasting Fire: Earth Observation and GIS

July 22, 2018By Mark AltaweelSpatial Analysis

New techniques in GIS, remote sensing, and machine learning are incorporating land-based data along with temperature, precipitation and other weather factors in developing more accurate fire prediction models.