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Visual Intelligence: Foundation Models + Satellite Analytics for Deforestation — Part 2

November 29, 2024
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Visual Intelligence: Foundation Models + Satellite Analytics for Deforestation — Part 2

In Part 2, we explore how Foundation Models can be leveraged to track deforestation patterns.

Building upon the insights from our Sentinel-2 pipeline and Central Balkan case study, we dive into the revolution that foundation models have brought to segmentation tasks.

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Table of Contents

  1. Recap from Part 1
  2. Segmentation-based Foundation Models for deforestation tracking
  3. Conclusions

1. Recap from Part 1

1.1 Key findings from satellite data analysis

Figure 1. Summary of forest analysis for Central Balkan Park

Our using satellite data from 2016 to 2021, shown in Figure 1, revealed three critical insights about forest dynamics and health.

  • Forest Health Trajectory
    The park demonstrated remarkable improvement in overall forest health, with