Video Surveillance System
Department of Agriculture · Office of Safety, Security, and Protection
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
- High-impactSource: a) High-impact
- Impact justification
- Not reported
- Start date
- 2020-02-14 (day precision)Source: 2/14/2020
- Withheld from public reporting
- Not reported
Mission
- Topic area
- Administrative Functions
- Operational functions
- Biometrics and identity Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
The purpose of this system is to conduct facial recognition video surveillance to provide enhanced security.
Expected benefits
Benefits include reduced labor hours for technicians and enhanced surveillance capability.
System outputs
The system outputs a positive match to the security control center, indicating identification of the selected individual. An alarm notification is sent to alert security personnel.
Technology
- AI classification
- Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
- System name(s)
- Video Surveillance System
- Custom-developed code
- No
- 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)
- GlobalComm
- 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
- Vendor trained and evaluated the system using their own private data assets.
- Federal Data Catalog
- Not reported
Governance
8 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.
Potential impacts and how they were identified
Potential impacts identified by vendor - Positive impacts include improved security and threat management. Potential adverse impacts include misidentification of an individual.