Summary of Multi-scale and Multimodal Species Distribution Modeling, by Nina Van Tiel et al.
Multi-Scale and Multimodal Species Distribution Modeling
by Nina van Tiel, Robin Zbinden, Emanuele Dalsasso, Benjamin Kellenberger, Loïc Pellissier, Devis Tuia
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel deep learning-based species distribution model is proposed, which incorporates spatial data such as environmental rasters and satellite images as predictors. This approach enables consideration of the spatial context around each species’ observations, improving model performance. However, determining the appropriate scale of the spatial data is crucial, as it affects model accuracy. To address this, a modular structure for SDMs is developed, allowing testing of the effect of scale in single- and multi-scale settings. The proposed model also enables consideration of different scales for different modalities using late fusion. Experimental results on the GeoLifeCLEF 2023 benchmark show that incorporating multimodal data and learning multi-scale representations leads to more accurate species distribution models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A new way to predict where animals live is developed, using computers and maps. This method includes information from satellites and other sources, which helps the model understand the environment around each animal’s location. However, it’s important to know how big of a area to look at, because this affects how well the model works. To solve this problem, a special way of building the model is created, allowing researchers to test different sizes of areas. The new method also lets scientists consider different levels of detail for different types of data. When tested on real-world data, this approach showed better results than previous methods. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Deep learning
