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  "id": 570451,
  "title": "🪴 New to the PlanCLEF? Check this out! 🪴",
  "url": "/competitions/plantclef-2025/discussion/570451",
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  "post_date": "2025-03-27T21:57:18.760751300Z",
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  "content": "<p>New to PlantCLEF? Check out Murilo's ( <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/murilogustineli\" target=\"_blank\">@murilogustineli</a> ) introductory walkthrough of the competition, where he shares key insights into tackling <strong>multi-label plant species classification</strong> — one of the biggest challenges in biodiversity research.</p>\n<p>🌿 Learn how to leverage self-supervised models like <strong>DINOv2</strong>, and how combining <strong>feature embeddings</strong> with <strong>nearest neighbor search using Faiss</strong> can create a powerful <strong>transfer learning</strong> pipeline for identifying species in complex, high-resolution vegetation plots.</p>\n<p>🎥 Watch the full video here: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVg3yrc51s\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video</a>.</p>\n<p>💬 Whether you're competing in PlantCLEF or exploring similar tasks in environmental AI, join the discussion!<br>\nWhat are your thoughts on using self-supervised models for biodiversity classification?<br>\nWhat strategies or techniques are you considering?</p>",
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      "postDate": "03/27/2025 21:57:18",
      "content": "<p>New to PlantCLEF? Check out Murilo's ( <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/murilogustineli\" target=\"_blank\">@murilogustineli</a> ) introductory walkthrough of the competition, where he shares key insights into tackling <strong>multi-label plant species classification</strong> — one of the biggest challenges in biodiversity research.</p>\n<p>🌿 Learn how to leverage self-supervised models like <strong>DINOv2</strong>, and how combining <strong>feature embeddings</strong> with <strong>nearest neighbor search using Faiss</strong> can create a powerful <strong>transfer learning</strong> pipeline for identifying species in complex, high-resolution vegetation plots.</p>\n<p>🎥 Watch the full video here: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVg3yrc51s\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video</a>.</p>\n<p>💬 Whether you're competing in PlantCLEF or exploring similar tasks in environmental AI, join the discussion!<br>\nWhat are your thoughts on using self-supervised models for biodiversity classification?<br>\nWhat strategies or techniques are you considering?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "New to PlantCLEF? Check out Murilo's ( @murilogustineli ) introductory walkthrough of the competition, where he shares key insights into tackling **multi-label plant species classification** — one of the biggest challenges in biodiversity research.\n\n🌿 Learn how to leverage self-supervised models like **DINOv2**, and how combining **feature embeddings** with **nearest neighbor search using Faiss** can create a powerful **transfer learning** pipeline for identifying species in complex, high-resolution vegetation plots.\n\n🎥 Watch the full video here: [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVg3yrc51s).\n\n💬 Whether you're competing in PlantCLEF or exploring similar tasks in environmental AI, join the discussion!\nWhat are your thoughts on using self-supervised models for biodiversity classification?\nWhat strategies or techniques are you considering?",
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      "id": "3161813",
      "postDate": "03/28/2025 12:23:34",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/picekl\" target=\"_blank\">@picekl</a>! Here's the <a href=\"https://github.com/murilogustineli/pytorch-plantclef\" target=\"_blank\">github repo</a> I presented in the PyTorch webinar</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for sharing @picekl! Here's the [github repo](https://github.com/murilogustineli/pytorch-plantclef) I presented in the PyTorch webinar",
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      "id": "3178696",
      "postDate": "04/14/2025 13:42:57",
      "content": "<p>The site lab.plantnet.org does not allow connection. Unable to download data.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The site lab.plantnet.org does not allow connection. Unable to download data.",
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      "id": "3178744",
      "postDate": "04/14/2025 14:42:10",
      "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/dyakonov\" target=\"_blank\">@dyakonov</a>,</p>\n<p>Can you please tell me more about what you are trying to do?<br>\nThe vegetation plot data are available directly on Kaggle, so there is not much a need to access PlantNet data.</p>\n<p>Best,<br>\nLukas</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi @dyakonov,\n\nCan you please tell me more about what you are trying to do?\nThe vegetation plot data are available directly on Kaggle, so there is not much a need to access PlantNet data.\n\nBest,\nLukas",
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      "id": 3161813,
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      "post_date": "03/28/2025 12:23:34",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/picekl\" target=\"_blank\">@picekl</a>! Here's the <a href=\"https://github.com/murilogustineli/pytorch-plantclef\" target=\"_blank\">github repo</a> I presented in the PyTorch webinar</p>",
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      "author_name": "dyakonov",
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      "post_date": "04/14/2025 13:42:57",
      "content": "<p>The site lab.plantnet.org does not allow connection. Unable to download data.</p>",
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          "id": 3178744,
          "author_name": "picekl",
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          "post_date": "04/14/2025 14:42:10",
          "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/dyakonov\" target=\"_blank\">@dyakonov</a>,</p>\n<p>Can you please tell me more about what you are trying to do?<br>\nThe vegetation plot data are available directly on Kaggle, so there is not much a need to access PlantNet data.</p>\n<p>Best,<br>\nLukas</p>",
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    "3161411": "New to PlantCLEF? Check out Murilo's ( @murilogustineli ) introductory walkthrough of the competition, where he shares key insights into tackling **multi-label plant species classification** — one of the biggest challenges in biodiversity research.\n\n🌿 Learn how to leverage self-supervised models like **DINOv2**, and how combining **feature embeddings** with **nearest neighbor search using Faiss** can create a powerful **transfer learning** pipeline for identifying species in complex, high-resolution vegetation plots.\n\n🎥 Watch the full video here: [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVg3yrc51s).\n\n💬 Whether you're competing in PlantCLEF or exploring similar tasks in environmental AI, join the discussion!\nWhat are your thoughts on using self-supervised models for biodiversity classification?\nWhat strategies or techniques are you considering?",
    "3161813": "Thank you for sharing @picekl! Here's the [github repo](https://github.com/murilogustineli/pytorch-plantclef) I presented in the PyTorch webinar",
    "3178696": "The site lab.plantnet.org does not allow connection. Unable to download data.",
    "3178744": "Hi @dyakonov,\n\nCan you please tell me more about what you are trying to do?\nThe vegetation plot data are available directly on Kaggle, so there is not much a need to access PlantNet data.\n\nBest,\nLukas"
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