Classifying challenges in machine learning of small watercourse recognition

Poutanen, Justus; Kettunen, Pyry; Jussila, Anssi; Koski, Christian

doi:10.5194/ica-abs-10-234-2025

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Classifying challenges in machine learning of small watercourse recognition

Justus Poutanen, Pyry Kettunen, Anssi Jussila, and Christian Koski

Justus Poutanen

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI, NLS), Espoo, Finland

Pyry Kettunen

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7025-4570

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI, NLS), Espoo, Finland

Anssi Jussila

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI, NLS), Espoo, Finland

Christian Koski

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI, NLS), Espoo, Finland

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