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One of the promising applications of satellite images is building construction monitoring. It allows to control the construction progress around the world even in the locations that are hard to reach. One of the main hurdles of this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-03 Insaf Ashrapov , Dmitriy Malakhov , Anton Marchenkov , Anton Lulin , Dani El-Ayyass

Nowadays, there is growing interest in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) on board Earth Observation (EO) satellites for time-critical applications, such as natural disaster response. However, the unavailability of raw satellite data…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Gabriele Meoni , Roberto Del Prete , Federico Serva , Alix De Beussche , Olivier Colin , Nicolas Longépé

This paper provides an overview of how recent advances in machine learning and the availability of data from earth observing satellites can dramatically improve our ability to automatically map croplands over long period and over large…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-10 Xiaowei Jia , Ankush Khandelwal , Vipin Kumar

Earth observation (EO) plays a crucial role in creating and sustaining a resilient and prosperous society that has far reaching consequences for all life and the planet itself. Remote sensing platforms like satellites, airborne platforms,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-09 Protim Bhattacharjee , PEter Jung

The Earth observation satellites (EOSs) scheduling is of great importance to achieve efficient observation missions. The agile EOSs (AEOS) with stronger attitude maneuvering capacity can greatly improve observation efficiency while…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-13 Xinwei Wang , Chao Han , Rui Zhang , Yi Gu

Carefully curated and annotated datasets are the foundation of machine learning, with particularly data-hungry deep neural networks forming the core of what is often called Artificial Intelligence (AI). Due to the massive success of deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Michael Schmitt , Seyed Ali Ahmadi , Yonghao Xu , Gulsen Taskin , Ujjwal Verma , Francescopaolo Sica , Ronny Hansch

The number of satellites, especially those operating in low-earth orbit (LEO), is exploding in recent years. Additionally, the use of COTS hardware into those satellites enables a new paradigm of computing: orbital edge computing (OEC). OEC…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Changhao Wu , Yuanchun Li , Mengwei Xu , Chongbin Guo , Zengshan Yin , Weiwei Gao , Chuanxiu Chi

The field of satellite communications is enjoying a renewed interest in the global telecom market, and very high throughput satellites (V/HTS), with their multiple spot-beams, are key for delivering the future rate demands. In this article,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-07-24 Ana I. Perez-Neira , Miguel Angel Vazquez , Sina Maleki , M. R. Bhavani Shankar , Symeon Chatzinotas

The framework of the seventeen sustainable development goals is a challenge for developers and researchers applying artificial intelligence (AI). AI and earth observations (EO) can provide reliable and disaggregated data for better…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-08 Natalia Efremova , Dennis West , Dmitry Zausaev

Remote Sensing (RS) is a crucial technology for observing, monitoring, and interpreting our planet, with broad applications across geoscience, economics, humanitarian fields, etc. While artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Aoran Xiao , Weihao Xuan , Junjue Wang , Jiaxing Huang , Dacheng Tao , Shijian Lu , Naoto Yokoya

A lot of work has been done to reach the best possible performance of predictive models on images. There are fewer studies about the resilience of these models when they are trained on image datasets that suffer modifications altering their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-01-19 Pau Gallés , Katalin Takats , Javier Marin

In the last years we have witnessed the fields of geosciences and remote sensing and artificial intelligence to become closer. Thanks to both the massive availability of observational data, improved simulations, and algorithmic advances,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-13 Devis Tuia , Ribana Roscher , Jan Dirk Wegner , Nathan Jacobs , Xiao Xiang Zhu , Gustau Camps-Valls

Hyperspectral imaging is a powerful tool for Earth exploration, allowing for detailed analysis of spectral features. India has launched a dedicated hyperspectral Earth observation satellite capable of capturing data across a wide…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-15 Ankur Garg , Abhishek Patil , Meenakshi Sarkar , S. Manthira Moorthi , Debajyoti Dhar

The rapid emergence of airborne platforms and imaging sensors are enabling new forms of aerial surveillance due to their unprecedented advantages in scale, mobility, deployment and covert observation capabilities. This paper provides a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-14 Kien Nguyen , Clinton Fookes , Sridha Sridharan , Yingli Tian , Feng Liu , Xiaoming Liu , Arun Ross

A significant amount of remotely sensed data is generated daily by many Earth observation (EO) spaceborne and airborne sensors over different countries of our planet. Different applications use those data, such as natural hazard monitoring,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-23 Alessandro Sebastianelli , Francesco Mauro , Giulia Ciabatti , Dario Spiller , Bertrand Le Saux , Paolo Gamba , Silvia Ullo

This document presents an initial approach to the investigation and development of artificial intelligence (AI) mechanisms in satellite communication (SatCom) systems. We first introduce the nowadays SatCom operations which are strongly…

The Earth observation satellites have been monitoring the earth's surface for a long time, and the images taken by the satellites contain large amounts of valuable data. However, it is extremely hard work to manually analyze such huge data.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-07-31 Kazuki Uehara , Hidenori Sakanashi , Hirokazu Nosato , Masahiro Murakawa , Hiroki Miyamoto , Ryosuke Nakamura

Due to the reduction of technological costs and the increase of satellites launches, satellite images are becoming more popular and easier to obtain. Besides serving benevolent purposes, satellite data can also be used for malicious reasons…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Lydia Abady , Edoardo Daniele Cannas , Paolo Bestagini , Benedetta Tondi , Stefano Tubaro , Mauro Barni

Rapid identification of damaged buildings after natural disasters or on war areas is crucial to support emergency response and prioritize interventions. Earth Observation constellations provide timely, large-scale coverage, but actionable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Thomas Goudemant , Benjamin Francesconi

The integration of Semantic Communications (SemCom) and edge computing in space networks enables the optimal allocation of the scarce energy, computing, and communication resources for data-intensive applications. We use Earth Observation…