TelePIX, a space artificial intelligence (AI) comprehensive solution corporations, said on the 13th that it won the AI for Earthquake Response Challenge, a competition organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop AI models for earthquake response. It marked a second straight win at an international competition hosted by the European Space Agency, following last year's "MapYourCity Challenge."
The competition aimed to develop AI models that quickly analyze satellite imagery to identify affected areas in the event of a major earthquake. Co-hosted by Φ-lab, ESA's Earth observation research organization, and The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters, which supports satellite data for major disaster response worldwide, the event drew researchers and developers in satellite imagery and AI from around the world to compete.
TelePIX beat teams from Belgium (2nd) and Japan (3rd) to take first place among 261 teams. It successfully completed the first mission to detect building damage using training data labeled with earthquake damage grades, and also demonstrated speed and stability in the second-stage test analyzing earthquake scenes that had not been made public before.
The awards ceremony was held on the 8th (local time) during the 54th General Assembly of The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters in Strasbourg, France. The TelePIX model proven in this competition could be integrated into ESA's cloud-based online satellite imagery analysis support system (ESA Charter Mapper) and used in real-world disaster response.
Bahk Jae-wan, AI research team leader who led the TelePIX team at this competition, said, "It is meaningful that TelePIX's capabilities have once again been recognized on the global stage following last year," and added, "We will continue to solidify our global leadership in the AI-based satellite data utilization field and unveil innovative technologies that create social value across various sectors, including disasters."