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Ron Lester Durante

Asian Development Bank

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Philippines

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Scholarly Papers (4)

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Applying Artificial Intelligence on Satellite Imagery to Compile Granular Poverty Statistics

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 629
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Martin Hofer, Tomas Sako, Arturo Martinez Jr., Mildred Addawe, Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
Vienna University of Economics and Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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big data, computer vision, data for development, machine learning algorithm, official statistics, poverty, SDG

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Predicting Poverty Using Geospatial Data in Thailand

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 630
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Nattapong Puttanapong, Arturo Martinez Jr., Mildred Addawe, Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
Thammasat University, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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big data, computer vision, data for development, machine learning algorithm, multidimensional poverty, official statistics, poverty, SDG, Thailand

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Compiling Granular Population Data Using Geospatial Information

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 643
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Jan 2022
Thomas Mitterling, Katharina Fenz, Arturo Martinez Jr., Joseph Bulan, Mildred Addawe, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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population mapping, big data, random forest estimation, Philippines, Thailand

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Application of Machine Learning Algorithms on Satellite Imagery for Road Quality Monitoring: An Alternative Approach to Road Quality Surveys

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 675
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Aaron Thegeya, Thomas Mitterling, Arturo Martinez Jr., Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Jayzon Mag-atas
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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road quality, road maintenance, Sustainable Development Goals, remote sensing, deep learning