arXiv AI

Explainable Geospatial AI for Satellite Ground Station Siting Using LiDAR-Derived Terrain Intelligence

arXiv:2607. 14127v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Representative clutter height (RCH) is a key parameter in radio propagation and interference analysis because it captures the dominant height of local obstructions that drive terminal clutter loss.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 19

Spatially explicit feature importance for building height estimation using research-access high-resolution SAR and optical sensors

The study presents a method for estimating building heights in a large Brazilian city using freely available satellite data, including TerraSAR-X StripMap, PlanetScope, and Sentinel-1. A geographically weighted random forest model achieved an RMSE of 5.34 m and an R² of 0.756 against LiDAR reference data, with local feature importance varying by building type and context. The results highlight that no single sensor dominates across all scenarios, offering guidance for selecting satellite-derived products in different urban settings.

By Guilherme Iablonovski, Pierre-Louis Frison, Tatiana Silva da Silva
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Aug 18

Spatially explicit feature importance for building height estimation using research-access high-resolution SAR and optical sensors

The paper presents a method for estimating building heights in a large Brazilian city using freely available satellite data, including TerraSAR‑X StripMap, PlanetScope, and Sentinel‑1. By integrating these sources in a geographically weighted random forest, the authors achieve an RMSE of 5.34 m and an R² of 0.756 against a LiDAR reference. The study also reveals that different predictors dominate in different urban contexts, offering guidance on sensor selection for building‑height mapping.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 31

Foundation-Model Earth Representations Enable Regional-Scale Forest Aboveground Biomass Monitoring Across the Northeastern United States

arXiv:2607. 27217v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is a critical indicator of ecosystem productivity and terrestrial carbon storage, yet regional carbon monitoring remains constrained by the sparse spatial and temporal availability of field inventories and airborne structural measurements.

By Shashika Lamahewage, Chandi Witharana
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 19

Integrating national forest inventory, airborne lidar, and satellite imagery for wall-to-wall mapping of forest structure with computer vision

arXiv:2606. 20291v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Remote sensing is increasingly relied upon to deliver actionable science for forest and wildfire risk management across large landscapes.

By Luke J. Zachmann, David D. Diaz, Vincent A. Landau, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Tony Chang, Nathan E. Rutenbeck, Katharyn A. Duffy, Kiarie Ndegwa, Andreas Gros, Scott Conway, Guy Bayes
arXiv AI
Jul 14

Uncertainty Quantification for EO Regression Tasks: Building Height, Tree Canopy Height and Above-ground Biomass Estimation

arXiv:2607. 11412v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Earth Observation regression tasks such as building height, canopy height, and above-ground biomass estimation underpin critical applications in urban planning, forest monitoring, and climate policy, where both accuracy and reliability are critical.

By Ritu Yadav, Andrea Nascetti, Yifang Ban
arXiv AI
Jul 22

Now We Know? A Systematic Comparison of TerraMind and THOR

arXiv:2607. 18504v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Benchmarks for Geospatial Foundation Models (GFMs) increasingly rank models by aggregate score, but such rankings obscure why models differ: how much of the gap is architecture, how much is decoder capacity, and how much is a use-case-specific artefact?

By Frederick Schindlegger, Kenzo Bounegta, Eva Gmelich Meijling, Johannes Jakubik, Arnt-B{\o}rre Salberg, Theodor Forgaard, Nicolas Longepe, Valerio Marsocci