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Posts

Future Blog Post

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Published: January 01, 2199

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Blog Post number 4

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Published: August 14, 2015

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Blog Post number 3

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Published: August 14, 2014

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Blog Post number 2

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Published: August 14, 2013

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Blog Post number 1

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Published: August 14, 2012

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projects

Similarity Search with Foundational Models and Vector Databases

Built an end-to-end system that integrates geospatial embeddings, scalable vector storage, and a custom UI for interactive similarity search. Demonstrates how foundational models can accelerate labeling and discovery in Earth observation data.

Natural Language Image Search with Visual Language Models (VLMs)

Built an end-to-end pipeline that integrates geospatial embeddings and text embeddings into a vector database with a custom UI for interactive natural language search. Demonstrates how VLMs enable powerful discovery and labeling in Earth observation data.

Agentic Workflows with Foundational Models and Geospatial Toolbelts

Developed an end-to-end system that leverages agentic workflows, custom geospatial tools, and Google Cloud services to enable natural language-driven geospatial analysis with multimodal outputs.

publications

ITU X.1303 International Warning Standard: Lessons from an Asian Implementation.

Published in Journal of ICT Standardization, 2017

Recommended citation: Waidyanatha, Nuwan, Biplov Bhandari, and Lutz Frommberger. "ITU X. 1303 International Warning Standard: Lessons from an Asian Implementation." Journal of ICT Standardization 4, no. 3 (2017): 177-198.
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An Operational Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) Designed Platform for Vegetation Monitoring at Planetary Scale.

Published in MDPI Remote Sensing, 2018

Recommended citation: Poortinga, Ate, Nicholas Clinton, David Saah, Peter Cutter, Farrukh Chishtie, Kel N. Markert, Eric R. Anderson et al. "An operational before-after-control-impact (BACI) designed platform for vegetation monitoring at planetary scale." Remote Sensing 10, no. 5 (2018): 760.
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Annual continuous fields of woody vegetation structure in the Lower Mekong region from 2000‐2017 Landsat time-series.

Published in Remote Sensing of Environment, 2019

Recommended citation: Potapov, P., A. Tyukavina, S. Turubanova, Y. Talero, A. Hernandez-Serna, M. C. Hansen, D. Saah et al. "Annual continuous fields of woody vegetation structure in the Lower Mekong region from 2000‐2017 Landsat time-series." Remote Sensing of Environment 232 (2019): 111278.
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Primitives as building blocks for constructing land cover maps.

Published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2019

Recommended citation: Saah, David, Karis Tenneson, Ate Poortinga, Quyen Nguyen, Farrukh Chishtie, Khun San Aung, Kel N. Markert et al. "Primitives as building blocks for constructing land cover maps." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 85 (2020): 101979.
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Land Cover Mapping in Data Scarce Environments: Challenges and Opportunities.

Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019

Recommended citation: Saah, David, Karis Tenneson, Mir Matin, Kabir Uddin, Peter Cutter, Ate Poortinga, Quyen H. Nguyen et al. "Land cover mapping in data scarce environments: challenges and opportunities." Frontiers in Environmental Science 7 (2019): 150.
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Linking Earth Observations for Assessing the Food Security Situation in Vietnam: A Landscape Approach.

Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019

Recommended citation: Poortinga, Ate, Quyen Nguyen, Karis Tenneson, Austin Troy, David Saah, Biplov Bhandari, Walter L. Ellenburg et al. "Linking earth observations for assessing the food security situation in Vietnam: A landscape approach." Frontiers in Environmental Science (2019): 186.
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Operational Flood Risk Index Mapping for Disaster Risk Reduction Using Earth Observations and Cloud Computing Technologies: A Case Study on Myanmar.

Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019

Recommended citation: Phongsapan, Kittiphong, Farrukh Chishtie, Ate Poortinga, Biplov Bhandari, Chinaporn Meechaiya, Thannarot Kunlamai, Khun San Aung et al. "Operational flood risk index mapping for disaster risk reduction using Earth Observations and cloud computing technologies: A case study on Myanmar." Frontiers in Environmental Science (2019): 191.
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Predictive Analytics for Identifying Land Cover Change Hotspots in the Mekong Region.

Published in MDPI Remote Sensing, 2020

Recommended citation: Poortinga, Ate, Aekkapol Aekakkararungroj, Kritsana Kityuttachai, Quyen Nguyen, Biplov Bhandari, Nyein Soe Thwal, Hannah Priestley et al. "Predictive analytics for identifying land cover change hotspots in the mekong region." Remote Sensing 12, no. 9 (2020): 1472.
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Deep learning approach for Sentinel-1 surface water mapping leveraging Google Earth Engine.

Published in MDPI Remote Sensing, 2020

Recommended citation: Markert, Kel N., Amanda M. Markert, Timothy Mayer, Claire Nauman, Arjen Haag, Ate Poortinga, Biplov Bhandari et al. "Comparing sentinel-1 surface water mapping algorithms and radiometric terrain correction processing in southeast asia utilizing google earth engine." Remote Sensing 12, no. 15 (2020): 2469.
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Mapping sugarcane in Thailand using transfer learning, a lightweight convolutional neural network, NICFI high resolution satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine.

Published in ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2021

Recommended citation: Poortinga, Ate, Nyein Soe Thwal, Nishanta Khanal, Timothy Mayer, Biplov Bhandari, Kel Markert, Andrea P. Nicolau et al. "Mapping sugarcane in Thailand using transfer learning, a lightweight convolutional neural network, NICFI high resolution satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine." ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 1 (2021): 100003.
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Automatic Detection of Impervious Surfaces from Remotely Sensed Data Using Deep Learning.

Published in MDPI Remote Sensing, 2021

Recommended citation: Parekh, Jash R., Ate Poortinga, Biplov Bhandari, Timothy Mayer, David Saah, and Farrukh Chishtie. "Automatic Detection of Impervious Surfaces from Remotely Sensed Data Using Deep Learning." Remote Sensing 13, no. 16 (2021): 3166.
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Deep learning approach for Sentinel-1 surface water mapping leveraging Google Earth Engine.

Published in ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2021

Recommended citation: Mayer, Timothy, Ate Poortinga, Biplov Bhandari, Andrea P. Nicolau, Kel Markert, Nyein Soe Thwal, Amanda Markert et al. "Deep learning approach for Sentinel-1 surface water mapping leveraging Google Earth Engine." ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 2 (2021): 100005.
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