USDA · USDA-149 · record R1447
FS UAS Classification - Fire & Natural Resources
Department of Agriculture · Natural Resources and Environment
Overview
- Development stage
- In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
- High-impact designation
- Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
- Impact justification
- Not reported
- Start date
- Not reported
- Withheld from public reporting
- Not reported
Mission
- Topic area
- Emergency Management
- Operational functions
- No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Web applications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for unmanned aerial system (UAS) allow the Forest Service to deliver user-friendly tools that meet niche program needs, supporting both fire management and timber production.
Expected benefits
These core functions reduce costs, streamline data delivery, reduce risks, and improve decision-making in the field
System outputs
Outputs tabular data extracted using generative AI, such as large language models.
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
- Not reported
- Public source code
- Not reported
Sourcing
- How it was built
- Not reported
- 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
- Not reported
- Privacy Impact Assessment
- Not reported
- Authorization to Operate
- Not reported
- Demographic features
- Not reported
- Training and evaluation data
- Not reported
- 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