UF Scientists To Develop AI Technology To Help Growers Assess Crop Damage After Hurricanes

Imagine using a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a hurricane. That’s what University of Florida artificial intelligence (AI) scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide to farmers statewide.

With a new $297,000 grant from the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Tziolas plans to develop an interactive tool for farmers to assess crop damage after major storms and compare it to previous seasons.

The conversational AI system unlocks the value of satellite imagery by making it easily accessible and understandable to non-expert users, such as farmers and Extension agents, through a simple chat-based interface. The result will be a web-based platform that works with smartphones and computers, said Tziolas, a faculty member at the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.

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