Methodology for Predicting Geochemical Anomalies Using Preprocessing of Input Geological Data and Dual Application of a Multilayer Perceptron
Akhmedov D. Bekmukhamedov B. Tanashova M. Seitmuratova Z.
February 2026Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Computation
2026#14Issue 2
The increasing need for accurate prediction of geochemical anomalies requires methods capable of capturing complex spatial patterns that traditional approaches often fail to represent adequately. For N datasets of the form (Xi,Yi) representing the geographic coordinates of sampling points and Ci denoting the geochemical measurement, training multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) presents a challenge. The low informativeness of the input features and their weak correlation with the target variable result in excessively simplified predictions. Analysis of a baseline model trained only on geographic coordinates showed that, while the loss function converges rapidly, the resulting values become overly “compressed” and fail to reflect the actual concentration range. To address this, a preprocessing method based on anisotropy was developed to enhance the correlation between input and output variables. This approach constructs, for each prediction point, a structured informational model that incorporates the direction and magnitude of spatial variability through sectoral and radial partitioning of the nearest sampling data. The transformed features are then used in a dual-MLP architecture, where the first network produces sectoral estimates, and the second aggregates them into the final prediction. The results show that anisotropic feature transformation significantly improves neural network prediction capabilities in geochemical analysis.
anisotropy modeling , feature transformation , geochemical anomaly prediction , geology , multilayer perceptron
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Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
National Engineering Academy of RK, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Scientific Department, Almaty Institute of Technology, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics
National Engineering Academy of RK
Scientific Department
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