Sims: An Interactive Tool for Geospatial Matching and Clustering

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.10184v2
• Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:49:47 GMT
• Title: Sims: An Interactive Tool for Geospatial Matching and Clustering
• Authors: Akram Zaytar, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Caleb Robinson, Eduardo G. Bendito, Medha Devare, Meklit Chernet, Gilles Q. Hacheme, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M. Lavista Ferres,
• Abstract summary: Similarity Search (Sims) is a no-code web tool that allows users to perform clustering and similarity search over defined regions of interest. Sims is designed to complement existing modeling tools by focusing on feature exploration rather than model creation.
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• Abstract: Acquiring, processing, and visualizing geospatial data requires significant computing resources, especially for large spatio-temporal domains. This challenge hinders the rapid discovery of predictive features, which is essential for advancing geospatial modeling. To address this, we developed Similarity Search (Sims), a no-code web tool that allows users to perform clustering and similarity search over defined regions of interest using Google Earth Engine as a backend. Sims is designed to complement existing modeling tools by focusing on feature exploration rather than model creation. We demonstrate the utility of Sims through a case study analyzing simulated maize yield data in Rwanda, where we evaluate how different combinations of soil, weather, and agronomic features affect the clustering of yield response zones. Sims is open source and available at https://github.com/microsoft/Sims

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