Satellite imagery reveals what casualty figures alone do not tell us
The study by Valerie Sticher and colleagues at ETH Zurich combines text-based casualty data with automatically analysed satellite imagery to map conflict damage in Ukraine and Myanmar. It shows that satellite data can reveal ongoing violence beyond initial massacres and that casualty figures alone miss displacement and differing impacts on cities. The research highlights the need for diverse training data and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve automated conflict monitoring.
The study by Valerie Sticher and colleagues at ETH Zurich combines text-based casualty data with automatically analysed satellite imagery to map conflict damage in Ukraine and Myanmar. It shows that satellite data can reveal ongoing violence beyond initial massacres and that casualty figures alone miss displacement and differing impacts on cities. The research highlights the need for diverse training data and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve automated conflict monitoring.
The work demonstrates how Swiss AI expertise in deep learning and satellite data analysis can enhance humanitarian conflict monitoring and aid targeting.
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