CNN-Based Estimation of Water Depth from Multispectral Drone Imagery for Mosquito ControlShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2023 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023, p. 3250-3254Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
We present a machine learning approach that uses a custom Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for estimating the depth of water pools from multispectral drone imagery. Using drones to obtain this information offers a cheaper, timely, and more accurate solution compared to alternative methods, such as manual inspection. This information, in turn, represents an asset to identify potential breeding sites of mosquito larvae, which grow only in shallow water pools. As a significant part of the world's population is affected by mosquito-borne viral infections, including Dengue and Zika, identifying mosquito breeding sites is key to control their spread. Experiments with 5-band drone imagery show that our CNN-based approach is able to measure shallow water depths accurately up to a root mean square error of less than 0.5 cm, outperforming state-of-the-art Random Forest methods and empirical approaches.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023. p. 3250-3254
Keywords [en]
Bathymetry Retrieval, Convolutional Neural Networks, Drones, Multispectral Imagery
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342093DOI: 10.1109/ICIP49359.2023.10222934ISI: 001106821003061Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85180771937OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-342093DiVA, id: diva2:1826300
Conference
30th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 8 2023 - Oct 11 2023
Note
QC 20240111
Part of ISBN 978-1-7281-9835-4
2024-01-112024-01-112024-03-12Bibliographically approved