Using Google to detect Red Palm Weevil infestations

Damage caused by Red Palm Weevils is monumental.  Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University used Artificial Intelligence to recognize healthy palm trees and infested trees from Google Aerial and Street View images. Their work could save millions of palm trees.

https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/israeli-scientists-find-way-to-detect-weevil-infestations-with-ai-google-669383

https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/palm_weevils.aspx

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