CNN-Based Building Type Classification into EF Scale Categories to Support Tornado Damage Assessments

Abstract

AbstractAccurate assessment of tornado impacts requires detailed information on building characteristics that influence vulnerability. This study investigates a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based approach to classify nonresidential buildings into ...Practical ApplicationsThis study shows how street-level imagery can be used to build a more detailed and up-to-date building inventory focused on commercial and industrial structure, which are often limited or generalized in national data sets such as ...