April 15, 2024
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Solafune, Satellite Data Company, Hosts "Field Area Segmentation" Competition to Enhance Agricultural Insights
Solafune releases new competition to develop AI technology for segmenting field regions from satellite images.
Solafune, Inc. (President & CEO, Ren Uechi; hereinafter referred to as "Solafune"), is pleased to announce the release of new competition, “Field Area Segmentation,” to develop AI technology for segmenting field regions from satellite images.
About Competition
Satellite data holds significant applications in the agricultural sector, including identifying crop types and understanding growth conditions. The foundation of these applications is the technology to precisely detect field areas.
In this competition, participants are challenged to perform instance segmentation on images of agricultural lands around the world, captured by the Sentinel-2 satellite. Through this technical challenge, we aim to promote further use of satellite data in agriculture and improve the accuracy of existing technologies.
Prize and Deadline
Total Prize: $12,000
Submission Deadline: August 12, 2024 at 23:59 (GMT)
Competition Page
Company
Solafune, Inc.
Address: 3-6-16 Uechi, Okinawa-shi, Okinawa-ken, JAPAN, 904-0031
President & CEO: Ren Uechi
Business： Satellite Data Analysis, Software and Algorithm licensing business, Providing related services.
Contact us
Solafune PR
E-mail: pr@solafune.com
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