Summary of Leafy Spurge Dataset: Real-world Weed Classification Within Aerial Drone Imagery, by Kyle Doherty et al.
Leafy Spurge Dataset: Real-world Weed Classification Within Aerial Drone Imagery
by Kyle Doherty, Max Gurinas, Erik Samsoe, Charles Casper, Beau Larkin, Philip Ramsey, Brandon Trabucco, Ruslan Salakhutdinov
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper explores the use of computer vision systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and machine learning algorithms to track the spread of invasive plant species like Euphorbia esula, also known as leafy spurge. The authors created a dataset of leafy spurge presence and absence in western Montana grasslands using a commercial drone. They trained image classifiers on this data, achieving an accuracy of 0.84 with their best-performing model, a pre-trained DINOv2 vision transformer. This work highlights the potential of UAVs and machine learning for monitoring and controlling invasive plant species. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study uses drones to help control weeds like leafy spurge that harm our environment. Scientists created a special dataset using drone pictures and trained computers to recognize when leafy spurge is present or not. They did this by using a powerful AI model called DINOv2, which worked pretty well with an accuracy of 84%. The goal is to use drones and AI to better track and control weeds like leafy spurge. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Vision transformer
