1. First investment round successful
KappaZeta received €480 000 investment from business angels to develop our existing services and kick-off the development of an exciting new satellite mission to create an accurate, global, and frequently updated data set about forest biomass and carbon stock.
Business angels Ahti Heinla, Prof. Adam Beaumont, Markus Tamme, Mart Noorma and Anu Noorma, Priit Salumaa, Priit Vellak, Toomas Kams and Eva Kams, Tõnu Runnel and Estonian Business School Group invested in our growth. With the investment we will develop further our agricultural and defence products and create a service for forest carbon stock assessment. We will kick-off the development of an exciting new satellite mission making Sentinel-1 data three-dimensional. The mission will create an accurate, global, and frequently updated data set about forest biomass and carbon stock.
2. Adventures in the realm of Synthetic NDVI
This summer, we had the pleasure of hosting a machine learning intern Karl Hendrik Tamkivi who explored ways to improve Synthetic NDVI measurement. Over two months, he carried out experiments with the aim of achieving a lower error rate, better visuals, and higher resiliency. Karl dissected the problem from three perspectives: model architecture, data manipulation, and performance evaluation.
As a result of several experiments, Karl managed to improve SNDVI model accuracy and efficiency, and identified several areas which deserve further attention (and what is equally important – which approaches do not).
SNDVI is a promising solution which can identify crop failure early, assist in tracking different growth stages, and provide automated ways to monitor agricultural activities.
Thank you, Karl Hendrik, for being a great addition to our team this summer!
Example of experiment results. From left to right:
Original Image: The initial, untouched image.
Initial Model Output: Notice regular pattern distortions and lack of spatial detail.
Enhanced Model Output: Result from an improved model with adjusted kernel size and updated interpolation techniques. Notice the clearer and more spatially accurate representation.
Meet us!
Next events:
11.-15.09 FRINGE 2023. Posters: Sentinel-1 3D: Constellation of Bistatic Passive Receiver Satellites Formation Flying with Sentinel-1 for Operational Applications, Analysis Ready SAR Backscatter and Interferometric Coherence Data for Professional and Non-Professional Users (Leeds, UK)
12.-14.09 6th Sentinel-2 Validation Team Meeting. Poster KappaMask v2: Going Global.
(ESA ESRIN, Frascati, Italy).
12.-15.09 DSEI 2023 (London)
