Massive labeled solar image data benchmarks for automated feature recognition

This paper introduces standard benchmarks for automated feature recognition using solar image data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) mission. We combine general purpose image parameters extracted in-line from this massive data stream of images with reported solar event metadata records from automated detection modules to create a variety of event-labeled image datasets. These new large-scale datasets can be used for computer vision and machine learning benchmarks as-is, or as the starting point for further data mining research and investigations, the results of which can also aide understanding and knowledge discovery in the solar science community. Here we present an overview of the dataset creation process, including data collection, analysis, and labeling, which currently spans over two years of data and continues to grow with the ongoing mission. We then highlight two case studies to evaluate several data labeling methodologies and provide real world examples of our dataset benchmarks. Preliminary results show promising capability for the recognition of solar flare events and the classification of active and quiet regions of the Sun.