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Challenges and opportunities for Ai mapping
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- Aug 13, 2025
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In this episode I caught up with Tobias Augspurger to explore the Map Your Grid initiative at Open Energy Transition, an ambitious project funded by Breakthrough Energy to build a digital twin of the global electrical grid. While AI and machine learning are being used to detect substations, pylons, and transmission lines in satellite imagery, Toby explains why these approaches alone can’t deliver a complete, accurate map. We discussed the false positives, missing connections, and contextual details that challenge automated models, and how human validation and open-source mapping remain essential to producing reliable, global-scale infrastructure data. * 👤 Toby on LinkedIn * 🖥️ mapyourgrid.org * 📺 MapYourGrid YouTube Channe l * 📺 Video of this conversation on YouTube Bio: Tobias Augspurger is a climate technology innovator and open-source advocate. At Open Energy Transition, he is accelerating the global energy transition by standardising electrical grid data within OpenStreetMap as part of the MapYourGrid initiative. With a PhD in atmospheric sciences and a background in aerospace engineering, Tobias combines technical expertise in remote sensing with inclusive collaboration. In his spare time, he works on OpenSustain.tech and ClimateTriage.com , connecting and promoting open projects to combat climate change and biodiversity loss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.satellite-image-deep-learning.com