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More information on these upcoming challenges will be available as they approach starting in fall 2017.ĭigitalGlobe is a leading provider of commercial high-resolution Earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions that help decision makers better understand our changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time. The goal of this challenge will be to create algorithms that automatically detect objects from more diverse angles than current nadir imagery. The fourth competition will focus on processing off-nadir imagery produced by high-revisit constellations, like DigitalGlobe’s next-generation WorldView Legion constellation, in unprecedented rapid timelines and at global scale. This challenge will utilize machine learning to gain insights into transportation networks and navigation. The third SpaceNet Challenge will shift focus from automated building footprint extraction to road network extraction and optimized vehicle routing. We are excited to grow the SpaceNet training datasets library for an even broader range of applications and hosting additional public competitions to further machine learning capabilities in the future.” “The results from Round 2 show developers are harnessing machine learning and high-resolution training data to achieve outcomes that indicate automation could be used in the near future to support broader geospatial analytics. “SpaceNet’s innovation is having a meaningful impact within the first year, thanks to the collaboration between developers and data scientists to apply open data and machine learning in the geospatial field,” said Tony Frazier, Senior Vice President and General Manager of DigitalGlobe | Radiant. As in the first challenge, the winning algorithms are available to the open source community through the SpaceNet GitHub repository and users of DigitalGlobe’s Geospatial Big Data platform, GBDX. CosmiQ Works’ blog post provides further technical detail on the top three winning solutions. Such algorithms can help keep maps up-to-date at scale and serve end-users when current information is needed to direct resources, such as first responders during natural disasters. The winning algorithms achieved performance with potential for automated mapping tasks. Building on the success of the first competition, SpaceNet Round 2 incorporated several enhancements, including the release of higher resolution imagery from WorldView-3 (30 cm resolution), improved building footprint training data from four new geographically diverse areas and an extended competition length to provide more time for algorithm development. The SpaceNet Challenge Round 2, hosted on TopCoder, was a continuation of the first competition and invited participants to improve automated mapping algorithms for building footprint feature extraction from overhead imagery. A collaboration between DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, and NVIDIA, SpaceNet leverages an online repository of publicly accessible satellite imagery, co-registered data layers for training algorithms, and prize challenges to accelerate innovation in machine learning. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced the SpaceNet Challenge Round 2 results and plans for the next two SpaceNet Challenges.

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