Automated Floodwater Depth Estimation Using Large Multimodal Model for Rapid Flood Mapping

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Autori principali: Akinboyewa, Temitope, Ning, Huan, Lessani, M. Naser, Li, Zhenlong
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Akinboyewa, Temitope
Ning, Huan
Lessani, M. Naser
Li, Zhenlong
author_facet Akinboyewa, Temitope
Ning, Huan
Lessani, M. Naser
Li, Zhenlong
contents Information on the depth of floodwater is crucial for rapid mapping of areas affected by floods. However, previous approaches for estimating floodwater depth, including field surveys, remote sensing, and machine learning techniques, can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. This paper presents an automated and fast approach for estimating floodwater depth from on-site flood photos. A pre-trained large multimodal model, GPT-4 Vision, was used specifically for estimating floodwater. The input data were flooding photos that contained referenced objects, such as street signs, cars, people, and buildings. Using the heights of the common objects as references, the model returned the floodwater depth as the output. Results show that the proposed approach can rapidly provide a consistent and reliable estimation of floodwater depth from flood photos. Such rapid estimation is transformative in flood inundation mapping and assessing the severity of the flood in near-real time, which is essential for effective flood response strategies.
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spellingShingle Automated Floodwater Depth Estimation Using Large Multimodal Model for Rapid Flood Mapping
Akinboyewa, Temitope
Ning, Huan
Lessani, M. Naser
Li, Zhenlong
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Information on the depth of floodwater is crucial for rapid mapping of areas affected by floods. However, previous approaches for estimating floodwater depth, including field surveys, remote sensing, and machine learning techniques, can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. This paper presents an automated and fast approach for estimating floodwater depth from on-site flood photos. A pre-trained large multimodal model, GPT-4 Vision, was used specifically for estimating floodwater. The input data were flooding photos that contained referenced objects, such as street signs, cars, people, and buildings. Using the heights of the common objects as references, the model returned the floodwater depth as the output. Results show that the proposed approach can rapidly provide a consistent and reliable estimation of floodwater depth from flood photos. Such rapid estimation is transformative in flood inundation mapping and assessing the severity of the flood in near-real time, which is essential for effective flood response strategies.
title Automated Floodwater Depth Estimation Using Large Multimodal Model for Rapid Flood Mapping
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16684