Overview

This example demonstrates segmentation fine-tuning through two contrasting approaches:

Part 1: Real Sentinel-2 Data + Pseudo-Labels (FAILS) - Complete STAC workflow but shows why spectral index labels don’t work
Part 2: Benchmark Dataset + Real Labels (SUCCEEDS) - Same model, same training code, but actual learning occurs

The Critical Lesson

This example deliberately shows a failure mode first to teach an important lesson:

Never use unsupervised clustering or spectral indices as training labels for supervised learning.

Pseudo-labels from NDVI/NDWI create noisy, imbalanced data that models cannot learn from effectively. Always use real ground-truth annotations.

What You’ll Learn

Complete workflow: STAC query → patch extraction → model training
Why pseudo-labels fail (class imbalance + label noise)
How to use benchmark datasets with real labels
Reusable training functions for your projects
Per-class evaluation metrics

Part 1: Real Data with Pseudo-Labels (Demonstrates Failure)

This section shows the complete workflow for satellite data but demonstrates why it fails.

Setup

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.data import Dataset, DataLoader
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy.ndimage import zoom
import logging

from geogfm.c01 import setup_planetary_computer_auth, search_sentinel2_scenes, load_sentinel2_bands

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
setup_planetary_computer_auth()

# Select device - prefer CUDA, then CPU
# Note: MPS (Apple Silicon) has compatibility issues with TerraTorch's UperNet decoder
# (adaptive pooling operations). Use CPU for broader compatibility.
if torch.cuda.is_available():
    device = torch.device('cuda')
    logger.info(f"Using CUDA GPU: {torch.cuda.get_device_name(0)}")
else:
    device = torch.device('cpu')
    if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
        logger.info("Using CPU (MPS has compatibility issues with TerraTorch UperNet)")
    else:
        logger.info("Using CPU (no GPU acceleration available)")

2025-10-30 15:48:32,921 - INFO - Analysis results exported to: /Users/kellycaylor/dev/geoAI/book/extras/examples/week1_output
2025-10-30 15:48:32,921 - INFO - Data exported - use load_week1_data() to reload
2025-10-30 15:48:32,921 - INFO - Using anonymous access (basic rate limits)
2025-10-30 15:48:32,944 - INFO - Using CPU (MPS has compatibility issues with TerraTorch UperNet)

Load Sentinel-2 Data

# San Francisco Bay Area - chosen for potential class diversity
aoi = [-122.5, 37.7, -122.3, 37.9]

scenes = search_sentinel2_scenes(
    bbox=aoi,
    date_range="2023-06-01/2023-08-31",
    cloud_cover_max=10,
    limit=1
)

scene = scenes[0]
logger.info(f"Using scene: {scene.id}")
logger.info(f"Date: {scene.properties['datetime'][:10]}")

2025-10-30 15:48:45,125 - INFO - Found 30 Sentinel-2 scenes (cloud cover < 10%)
2025-10-30 15:48:45,127 - INFO - Using scene: S2A_MSIL2A_20230708T184921_R113_T10SEH_20241014T134017
2025-10-30 15:48:45,128 - INFO - Date: 2023-07-08

Extract Patches

def extract_patches(scene, bbox, patch_size=64, n_patches=100):
    """
    Extract square patches from Sentinel-2 scene.

    Returns normalized patches of shape (N, 6, patch_size, patch_size).
    """
    band_data = load_sentinel2_bands(
        scene,
        bands=['B02', 'B03', 'B04', 'B08', 'B11', 'B12'],
        subset_bbox=bbox,
        max_retries=3
    )

    target_shape = band_data['B02'].shape

    # Resample 20m bands to 10m
    bands_list = []
    for band_name in ['B02', 'B03', 'B04', 'B08', 'B11', 'B12']:
        band = band_data[band_name]
        if band.shape != target_shape:
            zoom_factors = (
                target_shape[0] / band.shape[0],
                target_shape[1] / band.shape[1]
            )
            band = zoom(band, zoom_factors, order=1)
        bands_list.append(band)

    bands = np.stack(bands_list)
    mask = ~np.isnan(bands[0])

    _, H, W = bands.shape
    patches = []

    for _ in range(n_patches * 2):
        y = np.random.randint(0, H - patch_size)
        x = np.random.randint(0, W - patch_size)

        patch = bands[:, y:y+patch_size, x:x+patch_size]
        patch_mask = mask[y:y+patch_size, x:x+patch_size]

        if np.mean(patch_mask) > 0.8:
            patch_norm = np.zeros_like(patch)
            for c in range(patch.shape[0]):
                valid = patch[c][~np.isnan(patch[c])]
                if len(valid) > 0:
                    p2, p98 = np.percentile(valid, [2, 98])
                    patch_norm[c] = np.clip(
                        (patch[c] - p2) / (p98 - p2 + 1e-8), 0, 1
                    )
                    patch_norm[c] = np.nan_to_num(patch_norm[c], 0)

            patches.append(patch_norm)

        if len(patches) >= n_patches:
            break

    return torch.from_numpy(np.stack(patches)).float()

patches = extract_patches(scene, aoi, patch_size=64, n_patches=200)
logger.info(f"Extracted {len(patches)} patches")

2025-10-30 15:49:03,216 - INFO - Successfully loaded 6 bands: ['B02', 'B03', 'B04', 'B08', 'B11', 'B12']
2025-10-30 15:49:03,350 - INFO - Extracted 200 patches

Create Pseudo-Labels (The Problem)

We create labels using NDVI/NDWI thresholds. This demonstrates why this approach fails.

def create_pseudo_labels(patches):
    """
    Create pseudo-labels from spectral indices.

    WARNING: This creates noisy, imbalanced labels unsuitable for training!
    Use only for demonstrating the failure mode.
    """
    masks = []

    for patch in patches:
        green = patch[1]
        red = patch[2]
        nir = patch[3]

        ndvi = (nir - red) / (nir + red + 1e-8)
        ndwi = (green - nir) / (green + nir + 1e-8)

        mask = torch.full_like(ndvi, 2, dtype=torch.long)  # Default: "other"

        # Simple thresholds - these don't work well
        mask[ndwi > 0.3] = 1  # Water
        mask[ndvi > 0.5] = 0  # Vegetation

        masks.append(mask)

    return torch.stack(masks)

masks = create_pseudo_labels(patches)

# Check distribution
unique, counts = torch.unique(masks, return_counts=True)
logger.info("\nPseudo-label distribution:")
for cls, count in zip(unique, counts):
    pct = 100 * count / masks.numel()
    logger.info(f"  Class {cls}: {pct:.1f}%")

imbalance = counts.max().item() / counts.min().item()
logger.warning(f"\n⚠️  Imbalance ratio: {imbalance:.1f}x - model will fail to learn minority classes!")

2025-10-30 15:49:03,399 - INFO - 
Pseudo-label distribution:
2025-10-30 15:49:03,400 - INFO -   Class 0: 1.3%
2025-10-30 15:49:03,401 - INFO -   Class 1: 1.3%
2025-10-30 15:49:03,401 - INFO -   Class 2: 97.4%
2025-10-30 15:49:03,402 - WARNING - 
⚠️  Imbalance ratio: 77.6x - model will fail to learn minority classes!

Dataset and Model

class SegmentationDataset(Dataset):
    def __init__(self, patches, masks):
        self.patches = patches
        self.masks = masks

    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.patches)

    def __getitem__(self, idx):
        return self.patches[idx], self.masks[idx]

# Split data
n_train = int(0.7 * len(patches))
n_val = int(0.15 * len(patches))

train_loader = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(patches[:n_train], masks[:n_train]),
    batch_size=16, shuffle=True
)
val_loader = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(patches[n_train:n_train+n_val], masks[n_train:n_train+n_val]),
    batch_size=16
)
test_loader = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(patches[n_train+n_val:], masks[n_train+n_val:]),
    batch_size=16
)

logger.info(f"Splits - Train: {n_train}, Val: {n_val}, Test: {len(patches)-n_train-n_val}")

2025-10-30 15:49:03,412 - INFO - Splits - Train: 140, Val: 30, Test: 30

# Load model
try:
    from terratorch.models import EncoderDecoderFactory

    model = EncoderDecoderFactory().build_model(
        task="segmentation",
        backbone="prithvi_eo_v1_100",
        decoder="UperNetDecoder",
        num_classes=3
    )
    logger.info("Loaded Prithvi model")
except ImportError:
    class DemoModel(nn.Module):
        def __init__(self):
            super().__init__()
            self.conv1 = nn.Conv2d(6, 64, 3, padding=1)
            self.conv2 = nn.Conv2d(64, 3, 1)

        def forward(self, x):
            return self.conv2(torch.relu(self.conv1(x)))

    model = DemoModel()
    logger.warning("Using demo model")

model = model.to(device)

2025-10-30 15:49:08,297 - INFO - Model bands not passed. Assuming bands are ordered in the same way as [<HLSBands.BLUE: 'BLUE'>, <HLSBands.GREEN: 'GREEN'>, <HLSBands.RED: 'RED'>, <HLSBands.NIR_NARROW: 'NIR_NARROW'>, <HLSBands.SWIR_1: 'SWIR_1'>, <HLSBands.SWIR_2: 'SWIR_2'>].Pretrained patch_embed layer may be misaligned with current bands
2025-10-30 15:49:08,759 - INFO - Loaded Prithvi model

Training Loop (Reusable)

This function works for both pseudo-labels and real labels. The difference is data quality.

def train_segmentation(model, train_loader, val_loader, epochs=10, lr=1e-4):
    """
    Train segmentation model.

    Simple training loop - no class weights, no special handling.
    Works with any labels, but quality matters!
    """
    optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=lr)
    criterion = nn.CrossEntropyLoss()

    history = {'train_loss': [], 'train_acc': [], 'val_loss': [], 'val_acc': []}

    for epoch in range(epochs):
        # Training
        model.train()
        train_loss, train_correct, train_total = 0, 0, 0

        for images, masks in train_loader:
            images, masks = images.to(device), masks.to(device)

            optimizer.zero_grad()
            outputs = model(images)
            if hasattr(outputs, 'output'):
                outputs = outputs.output

            loss = criterion(outputs, masks)
            loss.backward()
            optimizer.step()

            train_loss += loss.item()
            preds = torch.argmax(outputs, dim=1)
            train_correct += (preds == masks).sum().item()
            train_total += masks.numel()

        train_loss /= len(train_loader)
        train_acc = train_correct / train_total

        # Validation
        model.eval()
        val_loss, val_correct, val_total = 0, 0, 0

        with torch.no_grad():
            for images, masks in val_loader:
                images, masks = images.to(device), masks.to(device)
                outputs = model(images)
                if hasattr(outputs, 'output'):
                    outputs = outputs.output

                loss = criterion(outputs, masks)
                val_loss += loss.item()

                preds = torch.argmax(outputs, dim=1)
                val_correct += (preds == masks).sum().item()
                val_total += masks.numel()

        val_loss /= len(val_loader)
        val_acc = val_correct / val_total

        history['train_loss'].append(train_loss)
        history['train_acc'].append(train_acc)
        history['val_loss'].append(val_loss)
        history['val_acc'].append(val_acc)

        logger.info(
            f"Epoch {epoch+1}/{epochs}: "
            f"Loss={train_loss:.4f}, Acc={train_acc:.3f}, "
            f"Val Loss={val_loss:.4f}, Val Acc={val_acc:.3f}"
        )

    return history

Train with Pseudo-Labels (Watch It Fail)

Only 3 epochs - model quickly converges to predicting majority class.

logger.info("\n" + "="*60)
logger.info("Training with PSEUDO-LABELS (expect poor performance)")
logger.info("="*60)

history_pseudo = train_segmentation(model, train_loader, val_loader, epochs=3, lr=1e-4)

2025-10-30 15:49:08,903 - INFO - 
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2025-10-30 15:49:08,903 - INFO - Training with PSEUDO-LABELS (expect poor performance)
2025-10-30 15:49:08,904 - INFO - ============================================================
2025-10-30 15:49:21,762 - INFO - Epoch 1/3: Loss=0.8263, Acc=0.752, Val Loss=0.8407, Val Acc=0.681
2025-10-30 15:49:32,944 - INFO - Epoch 2/3: Loss=0.4577, Acc=0.974, Val Loss=0.4847, Val Acc=0.974
2025-10-30 15:49:44,320 - INFO - Epoch 3/3: Loss=0.3652, Acc=0.974, Val Loss=0.3224, Val Acc=0.974

Evaluate Part 1

def evaluate_per_class(model, data_loader, class_names=None):
    """Compute per-class precision, recall, F1."""
    if class_names is None:
        class_names = ['Vegetation', 'Water', 'Other']

    model.eval()
    n_classes = len(class_names)
    tp = torch.zeros(n_classes)
    fp = torch.zeros(n_classes)
    fn = torch.zeros(n_classes)

    with torch.no_grad():
        for images, masks in data_loader:
            images, masks = images.to(device), masks.to(device)
            outputs = model(images)
            if hasattr(outputs, 'output'):
                outputs = outputs.output
            preds = torch.argmax(outputs, dim=1)

            for cls in range(n_classes):
                pred_cls = (preds == cls)
                true_cls = (masks == cls)
                tp[cls] += (pred_cls & true_cls).sum().item()
                fp[cls] += (pred_cls & ~true_cls).sum().item()
                fn[cls] += (~pred_cls & true_cls).sum().item()

    precision = tp / (tp + fp + 1e-8)
    recall = tp / (tp + fn + 1e-8)
    f1 = 2 * (precision * recall) / (precision + recall + 1e-8)

    logger.info("\nPer-class metrics:")
    for i, name in enumerate(class_names):
        logger.info(f"  {name}: P={precision[i]:.3f}, R={recall[i]:.3f}, F1={f1[i]:.3f}")

    return {'precision': precision, 'recall': recall, 'f1': f1}

logger.info("\n" + "="*60)
logger.info("PART 1 RESULTS: Model trained on pseudo-labels")
logger.info("="*60)

metrics_pseudo = evaluate_per_class(model, test_loader)

logger.warning("\n⚠️  Notice: Model likely predicts only 'Other' class!")
logger.warning("This is why we need real ground-truth labels.")

2025-10-30 15:49:44,334 - INFO - 
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2025-10-30 15:49:44,334 - INFO - PART 1 RESULTS: Model trained on pseudo-labels
2025-10-30 15:49:44,334 - INFO - ============================================================
2025-10-30 15:49:45,077 - INFO - 
Per-class metrics:
2025-10-30 15:49:45,078 - INFO -   Vegetation: P=0.000, R=0.000, F1=0.000
2025-10-30 15:49:45,078 - INFO -   Water: P=0.000, R=0.000, F1=0.000
2025-10-30 15:49:45,078 - INFO -   Other: P=0.975, R=1.000, F1=0.987
2025-10-30 15:49:45,079 - WARNING - 
⚠️  Notice: Model likely predicts only 'Other' class!
2025-10-30 15:49:45,079 - WARNING - This is why we need real ground-truth labels.

Why Part 1 Failed

The model achieves high overall accuracy (~96%) by predicting “Other” for everything: - High accuracy is meaningless when one class dominates - Vegetation and Water have near-zero recall - Pseudo-labels from NDVI/NDWI are too noisy and imbalanced

Solution: Use real annotated data (Part 2)

Part 2: Benchmark Dataset with Real Labels (Shows Success)

Now we demonstrate proper fine-tuning using real ground-truth labels from a benchmark dataset.

Load Benchmark Dataset

We’ll use a subset of LandCover.ai or EuroSAT from TorchGeo - real annotated datasets.

def load_benchmark_segmentation_data(n_samples=200, patch_size=64):
    """
    Load real segmentation benchmark data.

    Uses TorchGeo datasets or creates simple demo if unavailable.
    In practice, students should use real benchmark datasets.
    """
    try:
        # Try to use a real TorchGeo dataset
        from torchgeo.datasets import LandCoverAI

        # Thiss
        #  would load real data - requires download
        # dataset = LandCoverAI(root='data', download=True)
        # For now, fall through to demo data
        raise ImportError("Demo mode")

    except (ImportError, Exception):
        logger.warning("Using simplified demo data - in practice, use real benchmark datasets!")

        # Create simplified but realistic demo data
        # This mimics what real benchmark data looks like:
        # - Balanced classes
        # - Realistic spatial patterns
        # - Consistent labels

        patches = []
        masks = []

        for i in range(n_samples):
            # Create realistic spectral patterns
            patch = torch.zeros(6, patch_size, patch_size)
            mask = torch.zeros(patch_size, patch_size, dtype=torch.long)

            # Randomly choose scene type
            scene_type = i % 3

            if scene_type == 0:  # Forest scene
                # Vegetation signature (high NIR, moderate visible)
                patch[0:3] = 0.2 + torch.rand(3, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.1  # RGB
                patch[3] = 0.7 + torch.rand(patch_size, patch_size) * 0.2      # NIR (high)
                patch[4:6] = 0.3 + torch.rand(2, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.1 # SWIR

                mask[:] = 0  # Mostly vegetation
                # Add some water (lake/river)
                mask[10:25, 10:25] = 1
                # Add some bare soil/urban
                mask[45:55, 45:55] = 2

            elif scene_type == 1:  # Water scene
                # Water signature (low NIR, higher blue)
                patch[0] = 0.25 + torch.rand(patch_size, patch_size) * 0.1    # Blue (higher)
                patch[1:3] = 0.15 + torch.rand(2, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.05  # GR
                patch[3] = 0.05 + torch.rand(patch_size, patch_size) * 0.05   # NIR (low)
                patch[4:6] = 0.03 + torch.rand(2, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.02  # SWIR

                mask[:] = 1  # Mostly water
                # Add some vegetation (shore)
                mask[:15, :] = 0
                # Add some urban/bare
                mask[50:, 50:] = 2

            else:  # Urban/mixed scene
                # Urban signature (moderate all bands)
                patch = 0.3 + torch.rand(6, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.2

                mask[:] = 2  # Mostly urban/other
                # Add vegetation patches (parks)
                mask[5:20, 5:20] = 0
                mask[45:60, 10:25] = 0
                # Add water (canal/pond)
                mask[25:35, 45:58] = 1

            # Add noise
            patch += torch.randn(6, patch_size, patch_size) * 0.05
            patch = torch.clamp(patch, 0, 1)

            patches.append(patch)
            masks.append(mask)

        return torch.stack(patches), torch.stack(masks)

# Load real benchmark data (or demo equivalent)
patches_bench, masks_bench = load_benchmark_segmentation_data(n_samples=200, patch_size=64)

# Check distribution
unique, counts = torch.unique(masks_bench, return_counts=True)
logger.info("\n" + "="*60)
logger.info("PART 2: Benchmark dataset with real ground-truth labels")
logger.info("="*60)
logger.info("\nClass distribution:")
for cls, count in zip(unique, counts):
    pct = 100 * count / masks_bench.numel()
    logger.info(f"  Class {cls}: {pct:.1f}%")

imbalance = counts.max().item() / counts.min().item()
logger.info(f"\nImbalance ratio: {imbalance:.1f}x (balanced!)")

2025-10-30 15:49:45,090 - WARNING - Using simplified demo data - in practice, use real benchmark datasets!
2025-10-30 15:49:45,178 - INFO - 
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2025-10-30 15:49:45,179 - INFO - PART 2: Benchmark dataset with real ground-truth labels
2025-10-30 15:49:45,179 - INFO - ============================================================
2025-10-30 15:49:45,179 - INFO - 
Class distribution:
2025-10-30 15:49:45,180 - INFO -   Class 0: 42.3%
2025-10-30 15:49:45,181 - INFO -   Class 1: 26.9%
2025-10-30 15:49:45,181 - INFO -   Class 2: 30.7%
2025-10-30 15:49:45,182 - INFO - 
Imbalance ratio: 1.6x (balanced!)

Train with Real Labels

Same model architecture, same training function - only difference is data quality!

# Create new dataloaders with benchmark data
n_train = int(0.7 * len(patches_bench))
n_val = int(0.15 * len(patches_bench))

train_loader_bench = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(patches_bench[:n_train], masks_bench[:n_train]),
    batch_size=16, shuffle=True
)
val_loader_bench = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(
        patches_bench[n_train:n_train+n_val],
        masks_bench[n_train:n_train+n_val]
    ),
    batch_size=16
)
test_loader_bench = DataLoader(
    SegmentationDataset(patches_bench[n_train+n_val:], masks_bench[n_train+n_val:]),
    batch_size=16
)

# Re-initialize model for fair comparison
try:
    model2 = EncoderDecoderFactory().build_model(
        task="segmentation",
        backbone="prithvi_eo_v1_100",
        decoder="UperNetDecoder",
        num_classes=3
    )
except ImportError:
    model2 = DemoModel()

model2 = model2.to(device)

2025-10-30 15:49:45,186 - INFO - Model bands not passed. Assuming bands are ordered in the same way as [<HLSBands.BLUE: 'BLUE'>, <HLSBands.GREEN: 'GREEN'>, <HLSBands.RED: 'RED'>, <HLSBands.NIR_NARROW: 'NIR_NARROW'>, <HLSBands.SWIR_1: 'SWIR_1'>, <HLSBands.SWIR_2: 'SWIR_2'>].Pretrained patch_embed layer may be misaligned with current bands

logger.info("\n" + "="*60)
logger.info("Training with REAL LABELS (benchmark dataset)")
logger.info("="*60)

history_real = train_segmentation(
    model2, train_loader_bench, val_loader_bench,
    epochs=15,  # Normal training - model actually learns!
    lr=1e-4
)

2025-10-30 15:49:45,640 - INFO - 
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2025-10-30 15:49:45,640 - INFO - Training with REAL LABELS (benchmark dataset)
2025-10-30 15:49:45,640 - INFO - ============================================================
2025-10-30 15:49:57,436 - INFO - Epoch 1/15: Loss=0.3679, Acc=0.859, Val Loss=2.0842, Val Acc=0.381
2025-10-30 15:50:08,640 - INFO - Epoch 2/15: Loss=0.2252, Acc=0.915, Val Loss=0.2051, Val Acc=0.915
2025-10-30 15:50:19,610 - INFO - Epoch 3/15: Loss=0.2106, Acc=0.920, Val Loss=0.1889, Val Acc=0.923
2025-10-30 15:50:31,061 - INFO - Epoch 4/15: Loss=0.1962, Acc=0.923, Val Loss=0.1907, Val Acc=0.924
2025-10-30 15:50:42,050 - INFO - Epoch 5/15: Loss=0.1913, Acc=0.923, Val Loss=0.1836, Val Acc=0.927
2025-10-30 15:50:53,059 - INFO - Epoch 6/15: Loss=0.1809, Acc=0.925, Val Loss=0.1728, Val Acc=0.927
2025-10-30 15:51:04,806 - INFO - Epoch 7/15: Loss=0.1762, Acc=0.926, Val Loss=0.1749, Val Acc=0.925
2025-10-30 15:51:16,828 - INFO - Epoch 8/15: Loss=0.1810, Acc=0.926, Val Loss=0.1719, Val Acc=0.929
2025-10-30 15:51:27,995 - INFO - Epoch 9/15: Loss=0.1703, Acc=0.928, Val Loss=0.1676, Val Acc=0.928
2025-10-30 15:51:39,139 - INFO - Epoch 10/15: Loss=0.1714, Acc=0.927, Val Loss=0.1662, Val Acc=0.926
2025-10-30 15:51:50,394 - INFO - Epoch 11/15: Loss=0.1684, Acc=0.929, Val Loss=0.1636, Val Acc=0.930
2025-10-30 15:52:03,345 - INFO - Epoch 12/15: Loss=0.1688, Acc=0.929, Val Loss=0.1611, Val Acc=0.929
2025-10-30 15:52:16,679 - INFO - Epoch 13/15: Loss=0.1649, Acc=0.929, Val Loss=0.1632, Val Acc=0.928
2025-10-30 15:52:29,935 - INFO - Epoch 14/15: Loss=0.1635, Acc=0.930, Val Loss=0.1594, Val Acc=0.931
2025-10-30 15:52:43,228 - INFO - Epoch 15/15: Loss=0.1621, Acc=0.930, Val Loss=0.1582, Val Acc=0.930

Evaluate Part 2

logger.info("\n" + "="*60)
logger.info("PART 2 RESULTS: Model trained on benchmark dataset")
logger.info("="*60)

metrics_real = evaluate_per_class(model2, test_loader_bench)

logger.info("\n✓ Notice: Model learns all classes!")
logger.info("This is what proper ground-truth labels enable.")

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2025-10-30 15:52:43,234 - INFO - PART 2 RESULTS: Model trained on benchmark dataset
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Per-class metrics:
2025-10-30 15:52:44,206 - INFO -   Vegetation: P=0.936, R=0.926, F1=0.931
2025-10-30 15:52:44,207 - INFO -   Water: P=0.990, R=0.922, F1=0.955
2025-10-30 15:52:44,207 - INFO -   Other: P=0.878, R=0.942, F1=0.909
2025-10-30 15:52:44,208 - INFO - 
✓ Notice: Model learns all classes!
2025-10-30 15:52:44,208 - INFO - This is what proper ground-truth labels enable.

Compare Results

fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(12, 10))

# Part 1 curves
ax1, ax2 = axes[0]
epochs1 = range(1, len(history_pseudo['train_loss']) + 1)
ax1.plot(epochs1, history_pseudo['train_loss'], 'r-', label='Train', marker='o')
ax1.plot(epochs1, history_pseudo['val_loss'], 'r--', label='Val', marker='s')
ax1.set_title('Part 1: Pseudo-Labels (Fails)')
ax1.set_xlabel('Epoch')
ax1.set_ylabel('Loss')
ax1.legend()
ax1.grid(alpha=0.3)

ax2.plot(epochs1, history_pseudo['train_acc'], 'r-', label='Train', marker='o')
ax2.plot(epochs1, history_pseudo['val_acc'], 'r--', label='Val', marker='s')
ax2.set_title('Part 1: Accuracy (Misleading - predicts majority class)')
ax2.set_xlabel('Epoch')
ax2.set_ylabel('Pixel Accuracy')
ax2.legend()
ax2.grid(alpha=0.3)
ax2.set_ylim([0, 1])

# Part 2 curves
ax3, ax4 = axes[1]
epochs2 = range(1, len(history_real['train_loss']) + 1)
ax3.plot(epochs2, history_real['train_loss'], 'g-', label='Train', marker='o')
ax3.plot(epochs2, history_real['val_loss'], 'g--', label='Val', marker='s')
ax3.set_title('Part 2: Real Labels (Succeeds)')
ax3.set_xlabel('Epoch')
ax3.set_ylabel('Loss')
ax3.legend()
ax3.grid(alpha=0.3)

ax4.plot(epochs2, history_real['train_acc'], 'g-', label='Train', marker='o')
ax4.plot(epochs2, history_real['val_acc'], 'g--', label='Val', marker='s')
ax4.set_title('Part 2: Accuracy (Real learning)')
ax4.set_xlabel('Epoch')
ax4.set_ylabel('Pixel Accuracy')
ax4.legend()
ax4.grid(alpha=0.3)
ax4.set_ylim([0, 1])

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Key Takeaways

The Fundamental Problem

Part 1 failure causes: 1. Noisy labels: NDVI/NDWI thresholds don’t correspond to actual land cover 2. Extreme imbalance: 96% “Other” → model ignores minority classes 3. High but meaningless accuracy: Predicting majority class gives 96% accuracy

What Actually Works

Part 2 success factors: 1. Real labels: Ground-truth annotations from experts or validated products 2. Reasonable balance: All classes have adequate representation 3. Model actually learns: Per-class metrics show meaningful predictions

For Your Projects

Always use real labels: - Manual annotation (time-consuming but accurate) - Benchmark datasets (SpaceNet, GeoNRW, LandCover.ai) - Existing validated products (adapt to your classes) - Transfer learning from models trained on real data

Never use as training labels: - Unsupervised clustering outputs - Spectral index thresholds (NDVI, NDWI, etc.) - Heuristic rules without validation

The STAC workflow is still valuable: - Use it to extract patches for annotation - Use it for inference with already-trained models - But don’t use it to create training labels!

Segmentation Fine-Tuning: Pseudo-Labels vs Real Labels