BarriJulen t1_jdjdkfr wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:29 PM

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And how are you going to get that data from satellite images??? Just curious

R_K_J-DK OP t1_jdjgdqm wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:48 PM

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The malaria labels are downloaded with the malaria atlas project r package. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/malariaAtlas/index.html .

Data points are a location and the malaria rate in that area (but note in some cases the data is not very accurate).

BarriJulen t1_jdjgyeg wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:52 PM

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Oh interesting. Well maybe you can look up some CNNs in image regression in areas like predicting CO2 or some type of emissions from satellites and try to apply some of those techniques.

verboseEqualsTrue t1_jdjjtpz wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:11 PM

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likes this? https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.14144 also tf hub used to have a few models for SAR data I believe

paperswithcode is bound to have something as well

JasonRDalton t1_jdkt4a4 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:55 AM

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Object detection in an RGB image doesn’t seem like the right approach for the malaria census. What is the phenomenon you’re looking for? You can’t ‘see’ malaria on the ground, so instead how about looking for conditions that would indicate higher mosquito levels. Like stagnant water mosquito breeding areas, appropriate temperature ranges, lack of predators for mosquitos, low wind speeds, population density, lots of outdoor living, etc. you’ll need some multispectral data but you’ll have better prediction results.

FesseJerguson t1_jdl5bdt wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:50 AM

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Replying to JasonRDalton (#2,347,527)

To be fair you could just throw the "RGB" data at it and eventually it would conclude those things and *** possibly find more *** which is the most exciting thing about ml right?

JasonRDalton t1_jdlqni1 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:44 AM

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Replying to FesseJerguson (#2,348,670)

it can’t identify phenomena that don’t appear in the scene at all.

R_K_J-DK OP t1_jdlxxnu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:23 AM

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Replying to JasonRDalton (#2,347,527)

We are also giving our model other data. So far we give it satellite images, land cover, temperature and precipitation. The hypothesis about the satellite images is that we can get some nuances with it that has been lost in the land cover data.

JasonRDalton t1_jdlyrz3 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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Replying to R_K_J-DK (#2,351,028)

There you go! That sounds great. I bet you’ll do well. Maybe if you find some animal habitat models, population density, etc you can augment further. Would love to hear how it performs.

Praise_AI_Overlords t1_jdm1iu6 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:04 PM

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Ummmm....

Do you know anything about malaria?

Better_Nebula_9790 t1_jdm51jn wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:40 PM

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Yes I know that someone used satellite images to detect slave camps for their masters thesis

R_K_J-DK OP t1_jdm8u8o wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM

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Replying to Praise_AI_Overlords (#2,351,401)

I know that in malaria ridden areas, muslims are not required to remove shoes when entering their praying buildings, because mosque-y toe control is essential.

R_K_J-DK OP t1_jdmbcs2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:38 PM

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Replying to Praise_AI_Overlords (#2,351,401)

I also know that crossing a mosquito with a mountain climber is impossible, because you can't cross a vector with a scaler!

Praise_AI_Overlords t1_jdnwwc0 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:36 PM

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Replying to R_K_J-DK (#2,352,155)

lol

Praise_AI_Overlords t1_jdnx9qj wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:39 PM

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Replying to R_K_J-DK (#2,352,424)

lol

Here's some mosquito jokes from GPT-4

Why did the mosquito go to art school? Because it wanted to learn how to draw blood!

What do mosquitoes and vampires have in common? They both suck!

Why did the mosquito get a job at the blood bank? To make sure it always had a fresh supply!

What's a mosquito's favorite sport? Skin-diving!

What do you call a mosquito with a GPS? A "bloodhound"!

Why was the mosquito always the life of the party? It knew how to get under everyone's skin!

What did the mosquito say to the bartender? "I'll have a Bloody Mary, and hold the Mary!"

What's a mosquito's favorite band? The Buzz!

Why do mosquitoes make terrible comedians? Their jokes always leave a bad itch!

Why did the mosquito join the orchestra? It heard they needed a little more buzz!

Praise_AI_Overlords t1_jdnxffd wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:40 PM

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>Yes, there have been several studies that have used deep learning techniques, including convolutional neural networks (CNNs), on satellite images to predict the risk of malaria and other similar diseases.

For example, a study titled "Deep Learning for Malaria Detection in Labeled and Unlabeled Data" by Rajaraman et al. (2018) used CNNs on satellite images to predict the incidence of malaria in various regions of India. The study achieved a high accuracy of 97.1% and was able to predict malaria risk with a high degree of accuracy.

Another study titled "Deep Learning for Identifying Malaria Vectors Using Convolutional Neural Networks" by Alagendran et al. (2019) used CNNs to identify the presence of malaria vectors in satellite images. The study found that CNNs were able to accurately identify the presence of malaria vectors in satellite images with an accuracy of 96.2%.

There have also been other studies that have used deep learning techniques on satellite images to predict other diseases, such as dengue fever and Zika virus. For example, a study titled "A Deep Learning Approach for Predicting Dengue Fever Outbreaks Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data" by Lopez et al. (2018) used CNNs on satellite images to predict dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil.

Therefore, it is possible to use deep learning techniques, including CNNs, on satellite images to predict the risk of malaria and other similar diseases.