New AI method uses engineering knowledge to estimate disaster damage from incomplete satellite imagery

Researchers developed a framework that estimates citywide structural damage from incomplete satellite images and open data. The system combines structural engineering principles with statistical data reconstruction, removing the need for a separate model training phase. Civil engineers and emergency teams can now assess building destruction after disasters even beneath heavy cloud cover.

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