{"id":1827680,"date":"2024-02-15T19:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T00:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1827680"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T00:30:35","slug":"deep-learning-applied-to-satellite-imagery-reveals-untracked-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/02\/deep-learning-applied-to-satellite-imagery-reveals-untracked-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Learning Applied to Satellite Imagery Reveals Untracked Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Excerpt from Fig. 2 of Paolo et al., \u201cSatellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea<\/a>,\u201d Nature<\/em> 625 (2024).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of AI<\/abbr>-assisted global monitoring: researchers affiliated with Global Fishing Watch have revealed that the global fishing, transport and energy fleets are a lot bigger than expected. They were able to compare the locations of ships carrying AIS<\/abbr><\/a> transponders with satellite imagery, to which deep learning was applied to classify ships. They conclude that something like three-quarters of industrial fishing vessels, and thirty percent of transport and energy vessels, go untracked. This isn\u2019t necessarily so much about clandestine activity\u2014in many regions ships, especially fishing boats, simply aren\u2019t required to be tracked\u2014but it can, among other things, reveal illegal fishing in protected areas. Results of the study were published in Nature<\/em><\/a> last month. Global Fishing Watch also has an interactive map<\/a>. [The Verge<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Speaking of AI-assisted global monitoring: researchers affiliated with Global Fishing Watch have revealed that the global fishing, transport and energy fleets are a lot bigger than expected. 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