AI helps researchers identify Chinese SAM sites in 42 minutes

A team from the Center for Geospatial Intelligence, at the University of Missouri have came up with deep learning algorithms that can help imagery analysts locate missiles site within a day.

Leizhou peninsula
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The team tested their algorithms using 90,000 square kilometers of satellite imagery of southeastern China to search for surface-to-air missile sites. The computer returned its results in just 42 minutes.