Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI-powered GIS

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06453v4
• Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 15:45:49 GMT
• Title: Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI-powered GIS
• Authors: Zhenlong Li, Huan Ning
• Abstract summary: We introduce Autonomous GIS as an AI-powered geographic information system (GIS) We develop a prototype system called LLM-Geo using the GPT-4 API in a Python environment. For all case studies, LLM-Geo was able to return accurate results, including aggregated numbers, graphs, and maps.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, demonstrate a strong understanding of human natural language and have been explored and applied in various fields, including reasoning, creative writing, code generation, translation, and information retrieval. By adopting LLM as the reasoning core, we introduce Autonomous GIS as an AI-powered geographic information system (GIS) that leverages the LLM's general abilities in natural language understanding, reasoning, and coding for addressing spatial problems with automatic spatial data collection, analysis, and visualization. We envision that autonomous GIS will need to achieve five autonomous goals: self-generating, self-organizing, self-verifying, self-executing, and self-growing. We developed a prototype system called LLM-Geo using the GPT-4 API in a Python environment, demonstrating what an autonomous GIS looks like and how it delivers expected results without human intervention using three case studies. For all case studies, LLM-Geo was able to return accurate results, including aggregated numbers, graphs, and maps, significantly reducing manual operation time. Although still in its infancy and lacking several important modules such as logging and code testing, LLM-Geo demonstrates a potential path toward the next-generation AI-powered GIS. We advocate for the GIScience community to dedicate more effort to the research and development of autonomous GIS, making spatial analysis easier, faster, and more accessible to a broader audience.

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