PROJECT /

2024

DATA / EARTH SYSTEMS

NASA, Earth Systems Explorers Mission

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Developed machine-learning models using satellite imagery to study how solar and crop production can be optimized on the same land.

THE QUESTION

What can measurements from above reveal about energy systems on the ground?

BUILT / TESTED


  • Processed Landsat satellite imagery to evaluate vegetation changes surrounding solar installations.

  • Extracted vegetation indices and geospatial features using NASA AppEEARS.

  • Developed machine-learning models to predict vegetation greenness following solar installation.

  • Achieved an R² of 0.76 and presented findings at the American Geophysical Union conference.

TOOLS

Python · Scikit-learn · NASA AppEEARS · Landsat · NDVI · Geospatial Data Analysis

Yuki Qian.

Electrical Engineering @ Penn. Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

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