Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are techniques that Metria has long used in its work with geodata. Yes, geodata and AI can truly be called "a match made in heaven"!
By feeding AI models with well-chosen geographic information, we can detect patterns and analyze changes.
Geodata is an important basis for many types of decision-making. It enables better planning, reduced risks, better sustainability and increased resource efficiency. AI is an excellent method to quickly process and find patterns in the huge amounts of geographic data available today in the form of satellite data, laser data, aerial photos, maps and statistics. However, it is very important to have a good understanding of which input data and which training data is best to use in your AI models and to properly quality assure the end product.
Automated mapping of land and forests
With the help of AI, satellite imagery combined with other geographic data can be automatically classified, for example to distinguish between different tree species. This makes the work both fast and consistent. Metria is an expert in this field and the technology is used, among other things, in the production of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's National Ground Cover Data (NMD). NMD is in turn used by authorities, municipalities and companies that need to keep track of what is on the ground.
Change analysis
AI and machine learning can be used to quickly detect small changes such as felling, construction or damage in the forest, even if there are very large amounts of data to search through. Today, large amounts of satellite data are available and by performing time series analysis on large amounts of data, it is possible to automatically find many different types of changes. This type of analysis can be interesting for planning forestry work or environmental work, for example.
Model-based scenarios for climate and risk
Climate change affects social planning at all levels. SMHI uses, among other things, climate models and hydrological models to calculate various future scenarios such as how temperature, precipitation or water levels change over time. These data can in turn be combined with other types of geodata to create a clearer picture of which areas are at risk of being affected by climate risks such as flooding, erosion or drought. When risk zones and scenarios are visualized in map form, decision-makers have a better basis for planning and climate adaptation.
With increasing amounts of geodata available and the rapid development of AI, the possibilities are constantly expanding. For fast and efficient decision-making, it really pays to take advantage of this combination. Want to know more about how we at Metria use AI to strengthen geodata analysis? Contact us - we'd love to tell you more.
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