Action Mode: Now, an Artificial Intelligence model for disaster risk prediction

SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society), in partnership with Microsoft, has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model by leveraging technology to build disaster resilience among at-risk communities in India. The project has been executed in collaboration with technology partner Gramener and supported under Microsoft’s global programme ‘Artificial Intelligence for Humanitarian Action’.

As part of this initiative, SEEDS, with support from Microsoft’s data science team, built a solution that generates hyper-local risk information to be used for early warnings for impending disasters. The model leverages high-resolution satellite imagery that is interpreted by the system for identifying the most vulnerable houses to recommend immediate and long-term actions to reduce risk. The solution has capabilities to generate targeted advisories to protect vulnerable communities, their valuables, avoid immediate losses, and provide pre-emptive refuge to the people.