Summary of Fine-gained Air Quality Inference Based on Low-quality Sensing Data Using Self-supervised Learning, by Meng Xu et al.
Fine-gained air quality inference based on low-quality sensing data using self-supervised learning
by Meng Xu, Ke Han, Weijian Hu, Wen Ji
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed multi-task spatio-temporal network (MTSTN) addresses the challenges of fine-grained air quality mapping by leveraging self-supervised learning on massive unlabeled data. The model utilizes seasonal and trend decomposition of micro-station (MS) data as reliable features, improving accuracy when compared to benchmarks. The MTSTN is applied to infer NO2, O3, and PM2.5 concentrations in a 250 km2 area in Chengdu, China, at a resolution of 500m×500m×1hr. Data from 55 standardized stations (SSs) and 323 MSs are used, along with meteorological, traffic, geographic, and timestamp data as features. The MTSTN excels in accuracy, and its performance is enhanced by utilizing low-quality MS data. A series of ablation and pressure tests demonstrate the results’ robustness and interpretability. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Air quality mapping is crucial for our environment, but it’s a challenge to get accurate readings. Standardized stations provide good data, but there are too few of them. Micro-stations can measure air quality more frequently, but their readings aren’t always reliable. A new AI model called the multi-task spatio-temporal network (MTSTN) combines these two approaches to create an accurate and affordable way to map air quality. It uses a lot of data that isn’t labeled, which helps it learn patterns in the data. The MTSTN was tested on a region in China and showed better results than other methods. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Multi task » Self supervised
