Computer Sciences
Using an artificial neural network, researchers at ETH Zurich have created the first high-resolution global vegetation height map for 2020 from satellite images. This map could provide key information for fighting climate ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The downside to solar power is that it's not always sunny and so grid operators have to compensate for energy drops by bringing alternative generation sources online. New research in the International Journal of Powertrains, ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Telecom
More than 700 imaging satellites are orbiting the earth, and every day they beam vast oceans of information—including data that reflects climate change, health and poverty—to databases on the ground. There's just one ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers from Skoltech have found a way to help computer vision algorithms process satellite images of the Earth more accurately, even with very limited data for training. This will make various remote sensing tasks easier ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Can you trust the map on your smartphone, or the satellite image on your computer screen?
Jun 2, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Skoltech scientists have created a new monitoring system for agricultural applications that performs real-time image segmentation aboard drones to identify hogweed. The research was published in a high-profile journal, IEEE ...
May 11, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke plume and a line of flames in a satellite image. Colorful lights on Diwali night in India, seen from space, seem to show widespread fireworks activity.
Apr 21, 2021
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Business
Apple on Thursday announced a $200 million fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects, with the goal of removing carbon from the atmosphere while also generating profit.
Apr 16, 2021
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Internet
The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world.
Apr 15, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Skoltech scientists have developed an algorithm that can identify various tree species in satellite images. Their research was published in the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
Jan 28, 2021
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