AI model for urban fabric

EuroFab Progress Meeting

Barbara Metzler

Alan Turing Institute

02/08/2024

Overview

• AI model design: June-October 2024
• AI model development and training: September-November 2024
• European space-time urban strategy: December-March 2025

AI Model Design: June-October 2024

• Scale: Pixel vs patch (size)
• Task: Classification vs segmentation
• Model: Network architectures and foundation models

→ Exploration along dimensions for model design

Dimensions: Scale

• Scale: Pixel vs patch (size)

Dimensions: Task selection

• Task: Classification vs segmentation

Dimensions: AI models

• Modelling approach: Network architectures and foundation models
  • 3 models: IBM/NASA, Clay, Satlas foundation models

AI Model Design - Timeline

• July: Development of baseline model:
  • Simple modelling approach with existing image embeddings and ML (Appendix)
• Next steps:
  • Exploration along all 3 dimensions
  • October 2024: Final model choice

Appendix

Satellite embeddings (420x420m) ~ Urban signatures

Appendix

Satellite embeddings (420x420m) ~ Urban signatures