Using AI to map icebergs (IMAGE)

University of Leeds

Using AI to map icebergs

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Image 1 shows the U-net algorithm correctly identifying the iceberg, which is highlighted in red. In comparison, the k-means algorithm has incorrectly identified a cluster of smaller icebergs and ice fragments, shown in blue, as one large iceberg. That is revealed in image 2.

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Dr Anne Braakmann-Folgmann and the European Space Agency.

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