Using AI to map deforestation - GeoHero

Dr. Raian Maretto talks about his work on developing tools to map deforestation using Machine Learning. Disclaimer: The development of softwares and techniques disclosed in the video was carried by Dr. Raian Maretto during his PhD studies at the National Institute for Spatial Research (INPE) in Brazil and continuous to be developed by Dr. Maretto in a collaboration between the ITC Faculty and INPE. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:13 - Why do we need to map deforestation 01:08 - How can deforestation data help 01:23 - Why use machine learning to map deforestation 02:46 - Example of algorithm to map deforestation 05:57 - Accuracy of deforestation algorithms 07:20 - Why reaching high accuracy is important before making it operational 09:00 - Can we ever reach 100% accuracy? 09:33 - How far are we to make this o Dr. Raian on Social Media Linkedin:   / rvmaretto   Twitter:   / rvmaretto   GeoHero on Social Media   / geoheroitc     / geoheroitc     / geoheroitc     / geoheroitc   #itcfamily #utwente #ai #machinelearning