Forest Cover Type PredictionOutlineProblem StatementPractical ConsiderationsResultsForest Cover Type PredictionECE 539 Term ProjectBrett Meyer12/14/01Problem StatementPractical ConsiderationsResultsOutlineUse a SVM to correctly distinguish between seven forest cover typesPreviously, 70% achieved using a MLPProblem StatementLarge scale classification problem580,000 data points, 54 columns of inputMany new issues arise when using large filesSeven data classesUneven distributionTwo classes make up 85% of data pointsOne class contributes only 0.5% of data pointsPractical ConsiderationsBest to date: 70% classificationAttainable using radial basis SVMVerified in multiple trialsStandard deviation:
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