The Rise of Machine Learning (ML): How to Use Artificial Intelligence in GIS - GIS Geography

You've probably heard about machine learning (ML). But you're not exactly sure how to use it in the context of GIS. Simply, machine learning makes sense out of noisy data finding patterns that you'd never think existed. In other words, it's software that writes software. Instead of applying a pre-built function, ML gains experience through repeated seen conditions and builds a model to apply in new situations.