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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
EPA · 27 · record R2029

AI Assistants in Esri Tools

Environmental Protection Agency · OFA

Overview

Development stage
PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
The output of this AI use case does not serve as a principal basis for decisions or actions that have a legal, material, binding, or significant effect on rights or safety.
Start date
2025-09-01 (day precision)Source: 09/01/2025 00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Service Delivery
Operational functions
No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This would help people use Esri software do more complex analysis in a shorter time and more easily.

Expected benefits

This would save staff time and allow for more complex data analysis and visualization that would assist with making better environmental decisions.

System outputs

code, analysis, suggested tool use

Technology

AI classification
Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s)
GeoPlatform
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)
ESRI
Vendors (standardized)
Esri

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
unknown - vendor supplied
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