Synthetic Data in AI-Driven Earth Observation: an Insight Into the SD4EO Project

The "Physically-Based Synthetic Data for Earth Observation" (SD4EO) project
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, initiated in October 2023, aims to integrate physically-based simulation data and artificial intelligence-based data generation tools into Earth Observation applications. Leveraging advancements in physically-based and AI-driven simulation, the project investigates the potential of combining real and simulated data to improve target categorization in AI-driven Earth Observation analytic pipelines. For this purpose, three diverse use cases have been selected: crop field categorization, human settlement categorization, and photovoltaic panel status monitoring. SD4EO project seeks also to expedite innovation in this field and foster collaboration between the Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics and Earth Observation scientific communities.