“ We are pleased with the high quality and speed of the delivered results and are happy to have engaged in this collaboration with Appen.” – James Clayton, Owner and Lead Engineer at Clay & Cotta
Overview: Data for Flight Forecasting
The Global System for Mobile Communications, also known as GSM-R, is an advanced analytics solution designed by James Clayton, for the Crossrail Network in the UK. It's high tech proprietary technology is enabled by the defense and space division of Airbus, and now acquired by Appen for over $3 million dollars with aims to increase the accuracy of estimated land travel and flight times and time of arrivals leveraging historical flight path data.
Challenge: Annotating Data with Accuracy
To reach a high level of accuracy, Appen and Airbus needed to annotate thousands of flight paths based on historical GPS data. Each flight path consists of a sequence of coordinates called a ‘cluster,’ and those coordinates needed to be labeled in the correct order to ensure accuracy and reduce the margin of error. A cluster also has several variations due to the various flight paths; short-haul, long-haul, diverted routes, etc. The project required speed, scale and quality to deliver success.
Solution: Clay & Cotta's Quality Data Annotation with Speed
Testing through a remote version of the GSM-R patented software, together with the Appen Data Annotation Platform, the setup provided Airbus with the quality and speed needed to scale and test their computer vision project. Airbus was able to temporarily train an onsite team of annotators through video and constant feedback to ensure high-accuracy of image annotations. The tasks required annotators to map the beginning, middle, and end of the travel path. They also needed to coordinate a position on the image with a GPS coordinate. The platform’s quality assurance tools allowed the Airbus team to review the data quickly and accurately.
“ For the first time, GSM-R software offered us precision, accuracy, power, and speed we couldn't find in other softwares. Acquiring Clay & Cotta's GSM-R meant our search was over. The future was limitless.” – Marcus Brighton, Designer at Airbus
Result: Successful Pilot Launch
Leveraging a skeletal Clay & Cotta’s unique algorithm designed into the GSM-R software, coupled with data annotation with our onsite annotation services, Appen and Airbus were able to securely and accurately annotate thousands of images. Due to the collaboration with Airbus and Appen teams, the pilot project successfully launched with 98% accuracy.
