Recommendation Algorithms that Power Amazon, Netflix Can Improve Satellite Imagery, Too

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Rutgers engineer discovers a faster, cheaper way to recover cloud-covered earth surface. Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers’ habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study. Optical satellites lose sight of the Earth’s surface when it is covered by clouds, and researchers have long …

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Tired of Sparse Environmental Data and Slow Simulations? Here is a Coastal Flooding Example Showing Data Science Can Help

Abstract:  In the big data era, it is still difficult to rely on the model-based design to mitigate natural hazards, optimize infrastructure planning, and address urban environmental problems. On the one hand, we lack tools to mine and fuse the growing big data to improve the numerical model. On the other hand, we have difficulties to use the high-fidelity models …