Explainable GeoAI: can saliency maps help interpret artificial intelligence's learning process? An empirical study on natural feature detection

CY Hsu, W Li - International Journal of Geographical Information …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Improving the interpretability of geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) models has become
critically important to open the 'black box'of complex AI models, such as deep learning. This …

The challenges of integrating explainable artificial intelligence into GeoAI

J Xing, R Sieber - Transactions in GIS, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) promises considerable progress in
glassboxing deep learning models, there are challenges in applying XAI to geospatial …

[HTML][HTML] Towards transparent deep learning for surface water detection from SAR imagery

L Chen, X Cai, J Xing, Z Li, W Zhu, Z Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water detection from SAR imagery has significant values, such as the flood monitoring and
environmental protection. Nowadays, significant progress has been achieved in water …

Philosophical foundations of geoai: Exploring sustainability, diversity, and bias in geoai and spatial data science

K Janowicz - Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter presents some of the fundamental assumptions and principles that could form
the philosophical foundation of GeoAI and spatial data science. Instead of reviewing the well …

Current topics and challenges in geoAI

KF Richter, S Scheider - KI-Künstliche Intelligenz, 2023 - Springer
Taken literally, geoAI is the use of Artificial Intelligence methods and techniques in solving
geo-spatial problems. Similar to AI more generally, geoAI has seen an influx of new (big) …

[HTML][HTML] How can geostatistics help us understand deep learning? An exploratory study in SAR-based aircraft detection

L Chen, Z Fang, J Xing, X Cai - … Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have garnered significant attention across various
research domains due to their impressive performance, particularly Convolutional Neural …

Using GeoAI to examine infectious diseases spread in a hyperdense city: A case study of the 2022 Hong Kong COVID-19 Omicron wave

KC Tang, C Shi, K Koh - Cities, 2025 - Elsevier
This study utilizes self-organizing maps (SOMs) to investigate the spatiotemporal diffusion
patterns and clusters of the 2022 COVID-19 Omicron variant in Hong Kong, incorporating …

[HTML][HTML] Where is my attention? An explainable AI exploration in water detection from SAR imagery

L Chen, X Cai, Z Li, J Xing, J Ai - … Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Attention mechanisms have found extensive application in Deep Neural Networks (DNNs),
with numerous experiments over time showcasing their efficacy in improving the overall …

Reasoning cartographic knowledge in deep learning-based map generalization with explainable AI

C Fu, Z Zhou, Y Xin, R Weibel - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cartographic map generalization involves complex rules, and a full automation has still not
been achieved, despite many efforts over the past few decades. Pioneering studies show …

GeoAI

S Scheider, KF Richter - KI-Künstliche Intelligenz, 2023 - Springer
In the article Remember to correct the bias when using deep learning for regression,
Christian Igel and Stefan Oehmcke investigate what happens when we use a deep learning …