USDA · USDA-014 · record R1321

Ecosystem Management Decision Support System (EMDS)

Department of Agriculture · Natural Resources and Environment

Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 1997-02-01 (day precision)Source: 2/1/1997
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

Topic area: Energy and the Environment
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This system provides decision support for environmental analysis and planning by using AI-powered tools in ArcGIS and QGIS.

Expected benefits

Use of this system empowers stakeholders to make more informed and effective decisions about natural resource management.

System outputs

Outputs from this system include the identification of landscapes in need of management/maintenance, along with suggested management actions based on considerations such as cost, efficacy, and policy.

Technology

AI classification: Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…
System name(s): Ecosystem Management Decision Support System
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported): Mountain View Business Group Services
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Yes
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: Primary data sources included observed insect and pathogen-induced mortality, key critical loads for soil and the atmosphere, long term seasonal departures in temperature and precipitation, hydrology, invasive species vulnerability, road densities, uncharacteristic wildfires, historical fire regime departure, wildfire potential, insect and pathogen risk, and vegetation departure from natural range of variability.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported