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- en |
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license: cc-by-4.0 |
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- snow-cover-estimation |
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- visibility-estimation |
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- resnet50 |
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# Model Card for Snow-Cover and Visibility Estimation using ResNet50 |
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This ResNet50 model is trained to provide a relative estimation of snow cover and horizontal visibility from webcam images. The model outputs are averaged to provide proxies for these two weather-related metrics. |
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For details and a quick starter Colab, visit [GitHub repository](https://github.com/nanopiero/weow). |
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## Model Details |
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### Model Description |
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This model leverages a ResNet50 architecture to estimate snow cover and visibility based on webcam imagery. It was trained using a dataset of images captured in varying weather and lighting conditions, making it suitable for outdoor use. |
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- **Developed by:** Pierre Lepetit |
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- **Funded by:** Météo-France |
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- **Model type:** Convolutional Neural Network (ResNet50) |
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- **Language(s):** N/A (not applicable for this non-NLP model) |
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- **License:** CC by 4.0 |
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- **Training data:** Webcam images from various outdoor environments, annotated for snow cover and visibility. |
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### Input and Output |
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- **Input:** Webcam images (standard format, JPEG/PNG, etc.) of outdoor environments. |
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- **Output:** |
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- Relative snow cover estimation. |
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- Relative Horizontal visibility estimation. |
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## Uses |
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### Intended Use |
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This model is designed for: |
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- Monitoring snow cover in outdoor environments. |
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- Estimating visibility conditions in real-time based on webcam imagery. |
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### Direct Use |
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Refer to the example notebook for direct use: [example_usage.ipynb](https://github.com/nanopiero/weow/blob/main/notebooks/example_usage.ipynb) |
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