Thursday, May 09, 2024

Recognizing Landmines with AI, drones and computer vision

Good news!

"An AI system is scouring battlefields for landmines and other unexploded ordnance, enabling specialists to defuse them.

What’s new: The military hardware firm Safe Pro Group developed Spotlight AI, a computer vision system that identifies mines based on aerial imagery, IEEE Spectrum reported. Nongovernmental organizations that remove landmines, including the Norwegian People's Aid and the HALO Trust, are using the system in Ukraine. 

How it works: SpotlightAI processes visual-light imagery taken by flying drones. The system provides centimeter-resolution maps that guide mine-removal teams through the territory. ..."

"... Today, an estimated 60 countries are still contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance, according to the 2023 Landmine Monitor report. "

OpenAI Licenses News Archives, Generative Coding From Plan to Pull Request, Recognizing Landmines, Streamlined Inference

Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones And AI Can Help This startup is reinventing the process of demining





No comments: