Harnessing geospatial artificial intelligence and deep learning for landslide inventory mapping: Advances, challenges, and emerging directions

Remote Sensing
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Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning enable more accurate, scalable, and automated mapping. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the applications of AI, particularly deep learning, in landslide inventory mapping. In addition to examining commonly used data sources and model architectures, we explore innovative strategies such as feature enhancement and fusion, attention-boosted techniques, and advanced learning approaches, including active learning and transfer learning, to enhance model adaptability and predictability. We also highlight the remaining challenges and potential research directions, including the estimation of more diverse variables in landslide mapping, multimodal data alignment, modeling regional variability and replicability, as well as issues related to data misinterpretation and model explainability. This review aims to serve as a useful resource for researchers and practitioners, promoting the integration of deep learning into landslide research and disaster management.

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Chen, X., Li, W., Hsu, C., Arundel, S.T., and Bretwood Higman, 2025, Harnessing geospatial artificial intelligence and deep learning for landslide inventory mapping: Advances, challenges, and emerging directions: Remote Sensing, v. 17, no. 11, 1856, 39 p., https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17111856.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Harnessing geospatial artificial intelligence and deep learning for landslide inventory mapping: Advances, challenges, and emerging directions
Series title Remote Sensing
DOI 10.3390/rs17111856
Volume 17
Issue 11
Publication Date May 26, 2025
Year Published 2025
Language English
Publisher MDPI
Contributing office(s) Center for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Description 1856, 39 p.
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