Machine Vision for Natural Gas Methane Emissions Detection Using an Infrared Camera.

•The first large labeled methane leak video dataset (GasVid) was collected.•The first deep-learning-based methane detection method (GasNet) was developed.•The first detection probability curve of automatic detection system was generated.•Our automated technology simplifies the leak detection survey with high accuracy.•The deep learning model was optimized to achieve highest detection accuracy.