Probabilistic Machine Learning for Noisy Labels in Earth Observation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03478v1
• Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:36:33 GMT
• Title: Probabilistic Machine Learning for Noisy Labels in Earth Observation
• Authors: Spyros Kondylatos, Nikolaos Ioannis Bountos, Ioannis Prapas, Angelos Zavras, Gustau Camps-Valls, Ioannis Papoutsis,
• Abstract summary: We train uncertainty-aware probabilistic models across a broad range of high-impact Earth Observation applications.<n>We validate the reliability of the predicted uncertainty estimates, enhancing the interpretability of model predictions.<n>Our findings emphasize the importance of modeling label noise and incorporating uncertainty quantification in EO, paving the way for more accurate, reliable, and trustworthy ML solutions in the field.
• Score: 5.068845500478373
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Label noise poses a significant challenge in Earth Observation (EO), often degrading the performance and reliability of supervised Machine Learning (ML) models. Yet, given the critical nature of several EO applications, developing robust and trustworthy ML solutions is essential. In this study, we take a step in this direction by leveraging probabilistic ML to model input-dependent label noise and quantify data uncertainty in EO tasks, accounting for the unique noise sources inherent in the domain. We train uncertainty-aware probabilistic models across a broad range of high-impact EO applications-spanning diverse noise sources, input modalities, and ML configurations-and introduce a dedicated pipeline to assess their accuracy and reliability. Our experimental results show that the uncertainty-aware models consistently outperform the standard deterministic approaches across most datasets and evaluation metrics. Moreover, through rigorous uncertainty evaluation, we validate the reliability of the predicted uncertainty estimates, enhancing the interpretability of model predictions. Our findings emphasize the importance of modeling label noise and incorporating uncertainty quantification in EO, paving the way for more accurate, reliable, and trustworthy ML solutions in the field.

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