Package: geotorchai
GeoTorchAI: A Spatiotemporal Deep Learning FrameworkGeoTorchAI, formerly known asGeoTorch, is a spatiotemporal deep learning framework on top of PyTorch andApache Sedona. It enable spatiotemporal machine learning practitioners to easily and efficiently implement deep learning models targeting the applications of raster imagery datasets and spatiotemporal non-imagery datasets. Deep learning applications of raster imagery datasets include satellite imagery classification and satellite image segmentation. Applications of deep learning on spatiotemporal non-imagery datasets are mainly prediction tasks which include but are not limited to traffic volume and traffic flow prediction, taxi/bike flow/volume prediction, precipitation forecasting, and weather forecasting.GeoTorchAI ModulesGeoTorchAI contains various modules for deep learning and data preprocessing in both raster imagery and spatiotemporal non-imagery categories. Deep learning module offers ready-to-use raster and grid datasets, transforms, and neural network models.Datasets: This module conatins processed popular datasets for raster data models and grid based spatio-temporal models. Datasets are available as ready-to-use PyTorch datasets.Models: These are PyTorch layers for popular raster data models and grid based spatio-temporal models.Transforms: Various tranformations operations that can be applied to dataset samples during model training.Preprocessing: Supports preprocessing of raster imagery and spatiotemporal non-imagery datasets in a scalable setting on top of Apache Spark and Apache Sedona. Users don't need to learn the coding concepts of Apache Sedona and Apache Spark. They only need to write their code on Python while PySpark and Apache Sedona implementations are hidden. The preprocessing module allows machine learning practitioners to prepare a trainable grid-based spatiotemporal tensor from large raw datasets along with performing various transformations on raster imagery datasets.GeoTorchAI Design PrinciplesGeoTorchAI is designed in such a way that it has the necessary building blocks for developing raster and spatiotemporal DL applications within the PyTorch ecosystem. Various functionalities available in GeoTorch deep learning module are compatible with PyTorch core units such as neural network layers, datasets, and transformations. We make the deep learning module of GeoTorch GPU compatible so that PyTorch-provided scalability and parallelism on GPU can be achieved with GPU configured devices.Although the data preprocessing module has dependencies on external big data processing libraries such as PySpark and Apache Sedona, the deep learning module only depends on PyTorch. Since the datasets component of the deep learning module provides preprocessed and trainable state-of-the-art benchmark datasets, designing applications with such benchmark datasets can be completed without requiring big data-related dependencies. Furthermore, to help machine learning practitioners build raster and spatiotemporal applications with their preferred raw datasets, our preprocessing module enables raster and spatiotemporal data processing in a pure Pythonic way without requiring the coding knowledge of Apache Spark, Apache Sedona, and other big data processing libraries while providing the scalability of Apache Spark at the same time.Our preprocessing module is designed such that it minimizes the number of methods and classes in the API. Users can perform end-to-end spatiotemporal data preprocessing, which starts by loading raw datasets and ends by generating a trainable Tensor-shaped array, with a minimum number of method calls. It helps the users understand the API fast and reduces their confusion.DocumentationDetails documentation on installation, API, and programming guide is available onGeoTorchAI Website.InstallationGeoTorchAI can be installed by running the following command:pip install geotorchaiGeoTorchAI is available onPyPI. For more instructions regrading the required and optional dependencies, please visit thewebsite.ExampleEnd-to-end coding examples for various applications including model training and data preprocessing are available in ourbindersandexamplessections.We show a very short example of satellite imagery classification using GeoTorchAI in a step-by-step manner below. Training a satellite imagery classification model consists of three steps: loading the dataset, initializing the model and parameters, and train the model. We pick theDeepSatV2model to classifyEuroSATsatellite images.EuroSAT Image ClassesAnnual CropForestHerbaceous VegetationHighwayIndustrialPasturePermanent CropResidentialRiverSeaLakeSpectral Bands of a Highway ImageSpectral Bands of an Industry ImageLoading Training DatasetLoad the EuroSAT Dataset. Setting download=True will download the full data in the given directory. If data is already available, set download=False.full_data = geotorchai.datasets.raser.EuroSAT(root="data/eurosat", download=True, include_additional_features=True)Split data into 80% train and 20% validation partsdataset_size = len(full_data)
indices = list(range(dataset_size))
split = int(np.floor(0.2 * dataset_size))
np.random.seed(random_seed)
np.random.shuffle(indices)
train_indices, val_indices = indices[split:], indices[:split]

train_sampler = torch.utils.data.sampler.SubsetRandomSampler(train_indices)
valid_sampler = torch.utils.data.sampler.SubsetRandomSampler(val_indices)

train_loader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(full_data, batch_size=16, sampler=train_sampler)
val_loader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(full_data, batch_size=16, sampler=valid_sampler)Train and Evaluate on GPUIf the device used to train the model has GPUs available, then the model, loss function, and tensors can be loaded on GPU. At first initialize the device with CPU or GPU based on the availability of GPU.device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")Later, model, loss function, and tensors can be loaded to CPU or GPU by calling .to(device). See the exact examples in the later parts.Initializing Model and ParametersModel initialization parameters such as in_channel, in_width, in_height, and num_classes are based on the property of SAT6 dataset.model = DeepSatV2(in_channels=13, in_height=64, in_width=64, num_classes=10, num_filtered_features=len(full_data.ADDITIONAL_FEATURES))
loss_fn = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss()
optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=0.0002)
# Load model and loss function to GPU or CPU
model.to(device)
loss_fn.to(device)Train the Model for One Epochfor i, sample in enumerate(train_loader):
    inputs, labels, features = sample
    # Load tensors to GPU or CPU
    inputs = inputs.to(device)
    features = features.type(torch.FloatTensor).to(device)
    labels = labels.to(device)
    # Forward pass
    outputs = model(inputs, features)
    loss = loss_fn(outputs, labels)
    # Backward pass and optimize
    optimizer.zero_grad()
    loss.backward()
    optimizer.step()Evaluate the Model on Validation Datasetmodel.eval()
total_sample = 0
correct = 0
for i, sample in enumerate(val_loader):
    inputs, labels, features = sample
    # Load tensors to GPU or CPU
    inputs = inputs.to(device)
    features = features.type(torch.FloatTensor).to(device)
    labels = labels.to(device)
    # Forward pass
    outputs = model(inputs, features)
    total_sample += len(labels)
    _, predicted = outputs.max(1)
    correct += predicted.eq(labels).sum().item()
val_accuracy = 100 * correct / total_sample
print("Validation Accuracy: ", val_accuracy, "%")Contributing to this ProjectFollow the instructions availablehere.Other Contributions of this ProjectWe also contributed toApache Sedonato add transformation and write supports for GeoTiff raster images. This contribution is also a part of this project. Contribution reference:CommitsCiting the Work:Kanchan Chowdhury and Mohamed Sarwat. 2022. GeoTorch: a spatiotemporal deep learning framework. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (SIGSPATIAL '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 100, 1–4.https://doi.org/10.1145/3557915.3561036BibTex:@inproceedings{10.1145/3557915.3561036,
author = {Chowdhury, Kanchan and Sarwat, Mohamed},
title = {GeoTorch: A Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Framework},
year = {2022},
isbn = {9781450395298},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3557915.3561036},
doi = {10.1145/3557915.3561036},
articleno = {100},
numpages = {4},
location = {Seattle, Washington},
series = {SIGSPATIAL '22}
}