IVMS adds next-level tree detection with AI model upgrade
We are proud to announce Tree Detection Version 6 (TD v6), our most powerful and accurate vegetation AI model yet. The model uses high-resolution satellite and/or aerial imagery to identify vegetation types of all kinds and in all geographies—a key capability within our platform for grid inspection and monitoring.
With this upgrade, AiDASH Intelligent Vegetation Management System™ (IVMS) customers can create more robust and efficient vegetation management plans and make better decisions knowing they’re using the most accurate information and insight available.
Key highlights:
- TD v6 excels at accurately identifying vegetation, even when using imagery with issues such as low contrast, pixelation, or artifacts.
- It performs seamlessly across new geographies, terrains, and resolutions without the need for retraining, eliminating the time and effort typically required when integrating new sensors or areas. This significantly accelerates time to value for customers.
Trees in an urban setting with powerlines
Trees vs. shrubs in a wildland setting
TD v6 discerns trees (in red) from other types of vegetation, shadows, and other aspects of the environment, delivering highly reliable results across complex geographical settings.
What makes TD v6 great
The most powerful AI is trained on large, diverse datasets, which allows models to learn from a broad range of patterns and variations. Because AiDASH has tremendous scale, with customers in 48 U.S. states and over 135 customers worldwide, we have access to an unmatched wealth of data, enabling us to fine-tune our models to perform best-in-class.
With our data advantage, we built the Tree Detection AI model on a dataset of over 300 million satellite and aerial images, and it serves as the core for understanding complex image variations. Using the latest transformer-based architectures, TD v6 delivers exceptional accuracy and robustness, handling challenges like changes in resolution, illumination, angle of incidence, and other environmental factors.
This unique combination of large-scale data, advanced technology, and in-house expertise enables us to consistently outperform traditional methods, delivering highly reliable results across diverse conditions.
As a result, TD v6 provides unmatched accuracy, often outperforming humans in vegetation classification. It ensures consistently precise identification across a wide range of landscapes. This level of accuracy not only makes the model more reliable than traditional manual methods but also allows it to scale effortlessly across diverse applications, from large-scale environmental monitoring to precision agriculture.
Dedication to constant product improvement
The AiDASH product team works tirelessly to make our products better in every way—from accuracy to speed to the overall user experience. To build the best integrated platform for grid inspection and monitoring on the market, we know that we need to be the best. TD v6 is a big leap forward in every way.