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Innovative microfossil (radiolarian) analysis using a system for automated image collection and AI-based classification of species.


ABSTRACT: Microfossils are a powerful tool in earth sciences, and they have been widely used for the determination of geological age and in paleoenvironmental studies. However, the identification of fossil species requires considerable time and labor by experts with extensive knowledge and experience. In this study, we successfully automated the acquisition of microfossil data using an artificial intelligence system that employs a computer-controlled microscope and deep learning methods. The system was used to calculate changes in the relative abundance (%) of Cycladophora davisiana, a siliceous microfossil species (Radiolaria) that is widely used as a stratigraphic tool in studies on Pleistocene sediments in the Southern Ocean. The estimates obtained using this system were consistent with the results obtained by a human expert (

SUBMITTER: Itaki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Innovative microfossil (radiolarian) analysis using a system for automated image collection and AI-based classification of species.

Itaki Takuya T   Taira Yosuke Y   Kuwamori Naoki N   Saito Hitoshi H   Ikehara Minoru M   Hoshino Tatsuhiko T  

Scientific reports 20201203 1


Microfossils are a powerful tool in earth sciences, and they have been widely used for the determination of geological age and in paleoenvironmental studies. However, the identification of fossil species requires considerable time and labor by experts with extensive knowledge and experience. In this study, we successfully automated the acquisition of microfossil data using an artificial intelligence system that employs a computer-controlled microscope and deep learning methods. The system was us  ...[more]

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