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New framework enables efficient onboard cloud removal for LEO satellites

Researchers have developed ORBITALIF, a novel federated learning framework designed for efficient onboard cloud removal from satellite imagery. This system utilizes a compact spiking neural network (SNN) with adaptive gated fusion and spectral-spatial hybrid attention modules. By performing training and inference directly on low-earth-orbit satellites and sharing model weights via inter-satellite links, ORBITALIF significantly reduces latency, bandwidth requirements, and energy consumption compared to traditional ground-based processing. AI

IMPACT This framework could significantly improve real-time Earth observation capabilities by enabling efficient, low-latency cloud removal directly on satellites.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Bohan Zhang, Chenyu Xu, Yijie Mao, Yuanming Shi ·

    ORBITALIF: An Efficient Spiking Federated Learning Framework for Onboard Cloud Removal

    arXiv:2608.24073v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites enable high-resolution, large-scale Earth observation for applications such as disaster monitoring and environmental surveillance. However, cloud coverage often obscures the Earth's surface, and co…

  2. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Yuanming Shi ·

    ORBITALIF: An Efficient Spiking Federated Learning Framework for Onboard Cloud Removal

    Low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites enable high-resolution, large-scale Earth observation for applications such as disaster monitoring and environmental surveillance. However, cloud coverage often obscures the Earth's surface, and conventional cloud-removal pipelines that download c…