Zhe Zhu – The Conversation

New satellite mapping techniques can quickly locate washed out and damaged areas. Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Images

October 7, 2022

New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Zhe Zhu, University of Connecticut and Su Ye, University of Connecticut

Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.

A Landsat view of Mount St. Helens in 2011. U.S. Geological Survey

March 8, 2019

The US government might charge for satellite data again – here’s why that would be a big mistake

Zhe Zhu, University of Connecticut

Since 2008, Landsat data has been free for the world to use, spurring new applications and scientific research. But that door could soon slam shut.

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