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Drilling Detection with Machine Learning Part 3: Making and mapping predictions
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Conservation Vision, FrackFinder, Freshwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas, SkyTruthing /by Ry CovingtonSkyTruth Technical Program Director Ry Covington, PhD explains challenges to generating meaningful predictions from the machine learning model, and outlines solutions.
SkyTruth Intern Sasha Bylsma and Geospatial Analyst Brendan Jarrell explained how we create training data and implement a machine learning model to detect oil and gas well pads.
Drilling Detection with Machine Learning Part 2: Segmentation Starter Kit
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Conservation Vision, FrackFinder, Freshwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas, SkyTruthing /by Brendan JarrellGeospatial Analyst Brendan Jarrell explains, step-by-step, how to develop a machine learning model to detect oil and gas well pads from satellite imagery.
This is the second post in a 3-part blog series describing SkyTruth’s effort to automate the detection of oil and gas well pads around the world using machine learning. This tool will allow local communities, conservationists, researchers, policymakers and journalists to see for themselves the growth of drilling in the areas they care about.
Drilling Detection with Machine Learning Part 1: Getting to Know The Training Data
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Conservation Vision, FrackFinder, Freshwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, Internship, Oil & Gas, SkyTruthing /by Sasha BylsmaIntern Sasha Bylsma explains the first steps in teaching computers how to detect oil and gas well pads from satellite imagery.
This blog post is the first in a three-part series describing SkyTruth’s effort to automate the detection of oil and gas well pads around the world using machine learning. This tool will allow local communities, conservationists, researchers, policymakers, and journalists to see for themselves the growth of drilling in the areas they care about.
Correcting Recent Reporting on Offshore Flaring in Guyana
/in Climate, Flaring, Natural Gas /by Dan CogswellRecent reporting misrepresented SkyTruth data.
We’re always glad to have conservation-minded groups and individuals use our flaring maps, but we would like to correct some errors in how our data was interpreted in two recent articles in the Stabroek News concerning natural gas flaring from an ExxonMobil-owned vessel, the Liza Destiny, anchored off the coast of Guyana.
SkyTruth Visualization and App of Drilling Near Chaco Canyon Available to Activists and Others
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Freshwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, Internship, Oil & Gas, Protected Area Monitoring /by Matthew Ibarra and Amy MathewsThe Bureau of Land Management has permitted intensive oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park, threatening a landscape that supports one of the most important cultural sites in the world.
Many tribal groups have voiced concerns about the spiritual, cultural, physical and health impacts from drilling in the area. To illustrate the extent of drilling in recent years, SkyTruth created an animation of wells surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park to inform the debate around drilling in the area.
Brendan Jarrell: Mentor for SkyTruth Interns and So Much More
/in Climate, Freshwater, Hydraulic Fracturing, Internship /by Amy MathewsBeing a SkyTruth intern was intimidating at first, but Brendan found support and outstanding opportunities to grow at SkyTruth. Now he helps others find their way.
Brendan Jarrell sounds a bit like a proud papa when he talks about SkyTruth interns. Brendan coordinates SkyTruth’s intern program, but once upon a time he was an intern himself. If you’re thinking about a SkyTruth internship, read Brendan’s story about how he gained confidence and is now a SkyTruth staff member.