USDA · USDA-050 · record R1351
GIS Invasive Tree Extraction for Field Level Users
Department of Agriculture · Farm Production and Conservation
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
- 2019-07-15 (day precision)Source: 7/15/2019
- 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
The tool automatically identifies invasive Eastern Red Cedar trees from the surrounding landscape. This eliminates manual processing by planners.
Expected benefits
Automated tool removes tedious maual process and returns planners' time to work on higher-value priorities. This saves time and money and provides better customer service.
System outputs
It outputs a polygon that maps the boundary of the tree infestation.
Technology
- AI classification
- Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
- System name(s)
- Not reported
- Custom-developed code
- Yes
- Public source code
- Not reported
Sourcing
- How it was built
- Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
- Vendor (as reported)
- Not reported
- 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
- No
- Demographic features
- k) None of the above
- Training and evaluation data
- The data is created from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), aerial images of land taken from aircraft. The data is not limited to NAIP, but NAIP has proven to be the most reliable source data.
- 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