Development of a computer vision model to monitor for early detection of habitat loss across the landscape. [2024 INV#DOI-65]

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

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Science

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning to partner with the Chesapeake Conservancy, an NGO, to develop a computer vision model to monitor for early detection of habitat loss across the landscape, a significant threat to biodiversity, including threatened and endangered species. By using a computer vision model one can rapidly identify and flag areas where habitat loss may be occurring due to natural or human-caused disturbances. Early detection can facilitate rapid responses, when appropriate, or allow practitioners to accurately calculate habitat loss over time. More accurate estimates of habitat loss allow for better management decisions and potentially shorter recovery times for threatened and endangered species.

Expected benefits

AI-powered computer vision enables early detection of habitat loss, allowing faster, more accurate responses to threats. This supports better conservation decisions and helps protect and recover threatened and endangered species.

System outputs

AI-powered computer vision enables early detection of habitat loss, allowing faster, more accurate responses to threats. This supports better conservation decisions and helps protect and recover threatened and endangered species.

Technology

AI classification

Other

System name(s)

Not reported

Custom-developed code

No

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

No

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

No

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.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported