Revolutionizing Real-Time Environmental Monitoring with AI: Enhancing Accuracy and Efficiency through Machine Learning

Context: Real-time environmental monitoring is crucial for timely responses to ecological threats, but traditional methods often need to be faster and labor-intensive.

Everton Gomede, PhD
Operations Research Bit
8 min readMay 2, 2024

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Abstract

Problem: Existing monitoring systems need help with data overload, making it difficult to process and analyze environmental data efficiently and accurately.

Approach: We integrated artificial intelligence (AI), specifically machine learning techniques, to develop a model that handles large datasets from environmental sensors. The approach involved generating a synthetic dataset, performing feature engineering, and using a RandomForestRegressor for model training with extensive hyperparameter tuning and cross-validation.

Results: The model demonstrated predictive solid performance with an R-squared value of 0.85 and a Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 2863.16. The predictions closely aligned with the actual values, as shown by the clustering around the diagonal in the scatter plot, indicating high model accuracy.

Conclusions: AI significantly enhances the capability of real-time environmental monitoring systems. Machine learning allows for effective data processing and analysis, leading to quick and accurate decision-making. This…

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Everton Gomede, PhD
Operations Research Bit

Postdoctoral Fellow Computer Scientist at the University of British Columbia creating innovative algorithms to distill complex data into actionable insights.