HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms

This article describes the application of machine learning techniques to develop state-of-the-art detection and prediction system for spatiotemporal events found within remote sensing data; specifically, harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. We propose HAB detection system based on a ground truth histor...

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Main Authors: Paul R. Hill, Anurag Kumar, Marouane Temimi, David R. Bull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9113293/
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description This article describes the application of machine learning techniques to develop state-of-the-art detection and prediction system for spatiotemporal events found within remote sensing data; specifically, harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. We propose HAB detection system based on a ground truth historical record of HAB events, a novel spatiotemporal datacube representation of each event (from MODIS and GEBCO bathymetry data), and a variety of machine learning architectures utilizing the state-of-the-art spatial and temporal analysis methods based on convolutional neural networks, long short-term memory components together with random forest, and support vector machine classification methods. This work has focused specifically on the case study of the detection of Karenia brevis algae (K. brevis) HAB events within the coastal waters of Florida (over 2850 events from 2003 to 2018; an order of magnitude larger than any previous machine learning detection study into HAB events). The development of multimodal spatiotemporal datacube data structures and associated novel machine learning methods give a unique architecture for the automatic detection of environmental events. Specifically, when applied to the detection of HAB events, it gives a maximum detection accuracy of 91% and a Kappa coefficient of 0.81 for the Florida data considered. A HAB forecast system was also developed where a temporal subset of each datacube was used to predict the presence of a HAB in the future. This system was not significantly less accurate than the detection system being able to predict with 86% accuracy up to 8 d in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-3b2263986da945439f648977e810e01e2022-12-21T22:35:21ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing2151-15352020-01-01133229323910.1109/JSTARS.2020.30014459113293HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal BloomsPaul R. Hill0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7718-204XAnurag Kumar1Marouane Temimi2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-2685David R. Bull3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-190XDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.Khalifa University (KUSTAR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesKhalifa University (KUSTAR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.This article describes the application of machine learning techniques to develop state-of-the-art detection and prediction system for spatiotemporal events found within remote sensing data; specifically, harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. We propose HAB detection system based on a ground truth historical record of HAB events, a novel spatiotemporal datacube representation of each event (from MODIS and GEBCO bathymetry data), and a variety of machine learning architectures utilizing the state-of-the-art spatial and temporal analysis methods based on convolutional neural networks, long short-term memory components together with random forest, and support vector machine classification methods. This work has focused specifically on the case study of the detection of Karenia brevis algae (K. brevis) HAB events within the coastal waters of Florida (over 2850 events from 2003 to 2018; an order of magnitude larger than any previous machine learning detection study into HAB events). The development of multimodal spatiotemporal datacube data structures and associated novel machine learning methods give a unique architecture for the automatic detection of environmental events. Specifically, when applied to the detection of HAB events, it gives a maximum detection accuracy of 91% and a Kappa coefficient of 0.81 for the Florida data considered. A HAB forecast system was also developed where a temporal subset of each datacube was used to predict the presence of a HAB in the future. This system was not significantly less accurate than the detection system being able to predict with 86% accuracy up to 8 d in the future.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9113293/Convolutional neural networks (CNNs)deep learningharmful algal blooms (HABs)long short-term memory (LSTMs)random forest (RF)support vector machine (SVM)
spellingShingle Paul R. Hill
Anurag Kumar
Marouane Temimi
David R. Bull
HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs)
deep learning
harmful algal blooms (HABs)
long short-term memory (LSTMs)
random forest (RF)
support vector machine (SVM)
title HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
title_full HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
title_fullStr HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
title_full_unstemmed HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
title_short HABNet: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing-Based Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
title_sort habnet machine learning remote sensing based detection of harmful algal blooms
topic Convolutional neural networks (CNNs)
deep learning
harmful algal blooms (HABs)
long short-term memory (LSTMs)
random forest (RF)
support vector machine (SVM)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9113293/
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