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Augmenting Whale Detection in Satellite Images using synthetic data

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About the initiative

Description of the initiative

An autodetector model was built to detect whales in satellite imagery using synthetic imagery. The primary author is now testing the algorithm on satellite imagery obtained by Arctic Region that has been manually read for whales.

AI family

Perception and Understanding

Bucket rationale

Visual AI recognizes animal features from satellite images—a perception use case.

Lifecycle

  1. Ideation

    Stage status : Completed

    June 1, 2025

  2. Assessment

    Stage status : Completed

  3. Approved

    Stage status : Completed

  4. Development

    Stage status : Completed

  5. Pilot

    Stage status : In progress

  6. Production

    Stage status : Upcoming

  7. Archived

    Stage status : Upcoming

Schedule for this initiative

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  1. Ideation

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Contacts

Requester
Smith, Melannie
Sector contact
Smith, Melannie
Subject matter expert
Winegardner, Amanda
Smith, Melannie

Data and tools

Sector
Ecosystems and Oceans Science
Region
National Capital Region
Submitted on
June 1, 2025