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New benchmark Infra-Bench CLS tests foundation models on critical infrastructure classification

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A new benchmark, Infra-Bench CLS, has been introduced to evaluate the effectiveness of Earth observation foundation models in classifying critical infrastructure. The benchmark comprises 18,756 images of facility-scale infrastructure across seven continents, covering 13 classes. When compared to a ResNet-18 baseline, the best-performing foundation model achieved a 48% improvement in macro F1 scores, reaching 57.9%. While top classes like airports and data centers showed strong performance, sectors such as power infrastructure performed poorly, indicating areas for future research. AI

IMPACT This benchmark could accelerate the development and application of foundation models for critical infrastructure monitoring and analysis.

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Justin Guthrie, Edward Oughton, Konrad Wessels, Matthew Rice, Isaac Corley ·

    Infra-Bench CLS: A Global, Open-Source Benchmark for Critical Infrastructure Classification with Earth Observation Foundation Models

    arXiv:2609.09482v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Critical infrastructure location data is often incomplete and unevenly distributed globally, especially in developing regions. Earth observation foundation models are proposed as a new step in enabling us to more efficiently underst…

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