{"id":451366,"date":"2022-05-20T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/neural-network-to-help-ecologists-foresters-and-power-line-operators-size-up-trees-from-above\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:51:54","slug":"neural-network-to-help-ecologists-foresters-and-power-line-operators-size-up-trees-from-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/neural-network-to-help-ecologists-foresters-and-power-line-operators-size-up-trees-from-above\/","title":{"rendered":"#Neural network to help ecologists, foresters and power line operators size up trees from above"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e4f6572442\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e4f6572442\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/neural-network-to-help-ecologists-foresters-and-power-line-operators-size-up-trees-from-above\/#%E2%80%9CNeural_network_to_help_ecologists_foresters_and_power_line_operators_size_up_trees_from_above%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Neural network to help ecologists, foresters and power line operators size up trees from above&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNeural_network_to_help_ecologists_foresters_and_power_line_operators_size_up_trees_from_above%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Neural network to help ecologists, foresters and power line operators size up trees from above&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/neural-network-to-help.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/neural-network-to-help.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Experiment workflow for canopy height estimation by utilization of deep neural networks, different configurations of input data, various spectral compound, spatial resolution and topography features. The dotted lines show optional steps for input tensor creation. Credit: &lt;i&gt;IEEE Access&lt;\/i&gt; (2022). DOI: 10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/neural-network-to-help.jpg\" alt=\"Neural network to help ecologists, foresters and power line operators size up trees from above\" title=\"Experiment workflow for canopy height estimation by utilization of deep neural networks, different configurations of input data, various spectral compound, spatial resolution and topography features. The dotted lines show optional steps for input tensor creation. Credit: &lt;i&gt;IEEE Access&lt;\/i&gt; (2022). DOI: 10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568\" width=\"691\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Experiment workflow for canopy height estimation by utilization of deep neural networks, different configurations of input data, various spectral compound, spatial resolution and topography features. The dotted lines show optional steps for input tensor creation. Credit: <i>IEEE Access<\/i> (2022). DOI: 10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Skoltech researchers have trained a neural model to determine the height of trees on satellite imagery to monitor the natural environment, infrastructure, and timber supply. Unlike prior solutions, the model <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568\">presented<\/a> in <i>IEEE Access<\/i> does not require drone footage or imaging beyond the visible range, in multiple infrared bands\u2014such data are much harder to come by.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Environmental scientists, civil engineers, and people from the wood industry need reliable estimates of forest canopy height based on optical satellite imagery. It tells them how well the ecosystem is doing, how much atmospheric carbon dioxide the trees are capturing, whether there&#8217;s risk of trees damaging power lines, and how much timber is available for logging. <\/p>\n<p>Observations on location by forest rangers or using drones are not feasible for large areas and regions that are hard to access. The alternative is satellite imaging simultaneously with multiple cameras that span several bands of infrared radiation in addition to visible light. These so-called multispectral data are more scarce and expensive, though. <\/p>\n<p>In a recently published study, Skoltech researchers and their colleague from Sber present a neural network that delivers high-quality predictions of forest canopy height using ordinary, optical satellite imagery only.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The one biggest factor that makes our neural network successful is its ability to analyze spatial data and texture characteristics. It exploits the connection that exists between tree crown shape and height,&#8221; says the first author of the study, Skoltech Ph.D. student Svetlana Illarionova. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our neural network draws on additional input data,&#8221; she continues. &#8220;Along with the optical imagery, we put in supplementary features in the form of ArcticDEM, a freely available high-resolution model. It is a 2-meter-resolved representation of the bare topographic surface of the Earth covering boreal regions.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The training data for the model come from the northern Russian region of Arkhangelsk. Canopy height predictions are scored based on how well they match lidar observations made on location in that region with drones. That said, the researchers say their solution is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licable to wherever more or less similar vegetation grows.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Neural network has learned to identify tree species\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Svetlana Illarionova et al, Estimation of the Canopy Height Model From Multispectral Satellite Imagery With Convolutional Neural Networks, <i>IEEE Access<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568\">DOI: 10.1109\/ACCESS.2022.3161568<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    Skolkovo Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a><br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skoltech.ru\/en\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/techx.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v2\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Neural network to help ecologists, foresters and power line operators size up trees from above (2022, May 20)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 23 May 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-05-neural-network-ecologists-foresters-power.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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