Master Eyes in the Sky: AI for Real-Time Environmental Monitoring in 4 weeks through hands-on, project-based online training with DSTC.
Environmental Science & Sustainability
Module-by-module breakdown of Eyes in the Sky: AI for Real-Time Environmental Monitoring, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Outline
Define scope & requirements for environmental monitoring (deforestation, wildfire, air quality). β’ Examine various platforms and payloads: UAS (RGB/TIR), public satellites (Sentinel-1/2, Landsat, MODIS/VIIRS), and ground AQ sensors (PMβ.β /NOβ/Oβ). β’ Understand data plumbing techniques including orthorectification, tiling, STAC, and cloud/gap handling.
Outline
Implement change detection and early-warning models for deforestation and wildfires. β’ Apply techniques for wildfire detection: TIR/VIIRS anomaly flags, smoke segmentation, and alert thresholds. β’ Analyze deforestation using time-series change (BFAST/Delta), semantic segmentation, and accuracy assessment.
Outline
Fuse EO (AOD) with ground air quality data, perform bias correction, and nowcast under missing data scenarios. β’ Estimate carbon and emissions using multispectral+SAR biomass and FRPβemissions relationships, including uncertainty bands. β’ Explore the Silvanet & Silvaguard case study to understand real-world application of early warning and integration.
Outline
Fuse multi-resolution data (UAV + EO + IoT) for robust signal detection in environmental monitoring. β’ Address data gaps, accuracy limits, and scaling issues in low-resource contexts effectively. β’ Implement deployment strategies at scale including robustness, drift monitoring, human-on-the-loop, and low-bandwidth constraints.
Outline
Create a STAC-indexed Area of Interest (AOI) data lake incorporating Sentinel-2, VIIRS, and drone scene data. β’ Run a complete pipeline: cloud mask β wildfire/smoke flags β forest-loss polygons (with confidence). β’ Fuse EO + ground AQ data to produce a daily bias-corrected PM map.
Outline
Estimate stand-level carbon with basic uncertainty for environmental impact assessment. β’ Publish a lightweight dashboard displaying alerts, loss, AQ index, and carbon snapshots for decision support. β’ Prototype a minimal alerting workflow and web map for efficient communication of environmental insights.
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.