Searching For Map Patterns

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few years agone Onformative developed an algorithm, called GoogleFaces, that scans Google Maps satellite imagery looking for patterns inwards the landscape that nosotros powerfulness recognize equally resembling human faces.

Terrapattern has taken this stance of detecting patterns inwards aerial imagery in addition to developed it into something that is genuinely real useful. Using deep learning motorcar vision techniques Terrapattern is able to convey a user input (a selected expanse on a satellite map) in addition to search for other locations which hold off the same.

For example, if y'all click on a golf game course of written report sand trap on the aerial map Terrapattern volition forthwith give away other locations amongst golf game course of written report sand traps. Click on a stretch of a prissy river banking concern amongst tree embrace in addition to y'all volition endure shown other locations where Terrapattern recognizes the same patterns inwards the imagery.

At the instant Terrapattern exclusively industrial plant for Pittsburgh, San Francisco, New York in addition to Detroit. However other cities are coming soon. The Terrapattern about page has other examples that y'all powerfulness desire to endeavour searching for, such equally baseball game diamonds, airplanes or solar panels. Part of the fun of Terrapattern withal is simply clicking on the map to come across how apace it finds other like looking locations.

That 'about' page besides includes a lengthy 'How it Works' explanation of the neural network behind Terrapattern.