Generative AI Prototypes in ArcGIS

Summary

This video highlights the innovative AI-driven tools being developed for mapping, data analysis, and fieldwork. The Mapping Assistant uses natural language commands to visualize high temperatures and analyze the relationship between droughts and heatwaves. The SQL AI Assistant helps analyze tornado data by generating SQL queries, while Survey123 facilitates rapid survey creation for field response. Computer Vision in Survey123 streamlines data collection by automatically extracting information from images. These assistants enhance efficiency, providing time-saving solutions for various tasks in the field.

Takeaways

• 😀 AI assistants are being developed to enhance mapping and data visualization processes.
• 😀 The Mapping Assistant in Map Viewer uses natural language commands to style data and highlight specific trends like high temperatures.
• 😀 The AI assistant can automatically associate fields in the data, such as heat waves, with natural language queries.
• 😀 More complex requests, like showing the relationship between droughts and heat waves, are also supported by the assistant.
• 😀 The AI assistant displays data using distinct color-coded fields, such as brown for overlapping droughts and heat waves.
• 😀 Generative AI tools are also being integrated into RGIS Pro to assist with more complex data queries, like SQL-based tasks.
• 😀 The SQL AI assistant can generate queries based on user input and allows for review before execution.
• 😀 The assistant can infer specific details, such as the tornado magnitude from a field, when making requests for data (e.g., strong tornadoes).
• 😀 Survey 123 uses AI to help quickly generate surveys in the field, such as those for tornado damage assessments.
• 😀 The AI in Survey 123 can use computer vision to extract data from images, answering survey questions automatically, saving time in emergency response situations.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the mapping assistant in the Map Viewer?

The mapping assistant in the Map Viewer helps users style data through natural language commands. It automatically analyzes the data and applies styles based on the user's instructions, such as highlighting high temperatures in red.

How does the mapping assistant handle the request to show high temperatures?

The mapping assistant identifies the field associated with high temperatures from the data and automatically selects the 'heat wave' field, styling it to display high temperatures in red on the map.

What happens when a more complex request is made, such as showing the relationship between droughts and heat waves?

The mapping assistant looks for two fields that match the criteria of the request. It then visualizes the data, showing the overlap of droughts and heat waves in brown, areas more susceptible to droughts in blue, and areas under heat wave threat in orange.

What is the role of generative AI assistance in RGIS Pro?

Generative AI assistance in RGIS Pro helps automate complex data tasks, such as generating SQL queries. This allows users to efficiently extract and analyze specific data, like tornado occurrences, by simply describing their needs.

How does the SQL AI assistant work with tornado data from 1950 to 2020?

The SQL AI assistant prompts the user with a question and then generates the appropriate SQL query based on the user's request, such as identifying strong tornadoes in Tornado Alley from 1990 to 2020. It can infer details like tornado magnitude from the data fields.

What is the significance of the tornado magnitude in the query generated by the SQL AI assistant?

The SQL AI assistant infers the tornado's magnitude from the user's description and selects data corresponding to tornadoes rated F3 or higher on the Fujita scale, which are considered strong tornadoes.

How does the Survey 123 assistant help in the event of a tornado?

Survey 123 allows users to quickly create and deploy a survey in response to tornado damage. It generates a draft survey form that can be used by emergency responders in the field to assess damage.

What does the computer vision feature in Survey 123 do?

The computer vision feature in Survey 123 automatically processes images taken in the field, extracting relevant information from the pictures and answering survey questions based on the visual data, saving time during assessments.

How does the computer vision assistant handle images for survey data?

Users can drag and drop images into Survey 123, and the computer vision assistant processes these images, automatically filling in answers to survey questions based on the visual information it extracts.

What are the key benefits of using AI assistants like the ones demonstrated in the transcript?

AI assistants streamline data management and analysis by automating tasks like styling maps, generating SQL queries, and processing survey data. They save time, improve accuracy, and help users make informed decisions quickly, especially in time-sensitive scenarios like disaster response.