Airship Outpost for Conveyance Identification

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

Presumed high-impact, determined notSource: b) Presumed high-impact, but determined not high impact

Impact justification

The AI is not being used for tracking or analysis. It is simply identifying the alpha-numeric values of the conveyances in front of it.

Start date

2023-09-01 (day precision)Source: 2023-09-01T00:00:00

Withheld from public reporting

Not reported

Mission

Topic area

Law Enforcement

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

CBP must efficiently and accurately identify and document cross-border conveyances (aircraft, vessels, automobiles).

Expected benefits

Outpost uses machine learning to identify the type of conveyance in front of the sensor camera and uses this information to determine where to capture the conveyance's identification (License plate, hull number, tail number, etc). Conveyance identifiers exist in different locations on different conveyance types. By identifying the type of conveyance, the system knows where to focus the capture mission relevant information.

System outputs

Identification and classification of the type of conveyance (e.g., automobile, aircraft, watercraft) including license plates, hull numbers, or tail numbers for monitoring purposes.

Technology

AI classification

Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).

System name(s)

TECS CLOUD

Custom-developed code

Yes

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor

Vendor (as reported)

Airship

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

Yes

Privacy Impact Assessment

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Authorization to Operate

Yes

Demographic features

Not reported

Training and evaluation data

The datasets that the system uses are GOTS and LES. Purchased commercial data sources also used to enhance the value of the system. The AI only identifies the type of conveyance captured by the camera and determines the location of the alphanumeric identifiers used to identify it, such as license plates, hull numbers, or tail numbers. This information, along with an image of the conveyance and the date/time, is sent back.

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.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported