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This AI Can Predict How Rich Your Neighborhood Is From Space
▻https://www.fastcodesign.com/90131244/this-ai-can-predict-how-rich-your-neighborhood-is-from-space

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The satellite mapping company DigitalGlobe tapped San Francisco design studio Stamen Design to build a machine learning-powered mapping tool that takes income data and satellite imagery to predict average income of city blocks. Called Penny, the program analyzes the shapes, colors, and lines that make up a satellite image. Using corresponding Census data, it looks for patterns between different urban features and income levels. With that information, the algorithm can then guess what the income level is of any given area you point it at