DOI · DOI-0080 · record R2673
U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Department of the Interior · USGS
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
- 2024-06-01 (day precision)Source: 6/1/2024
- Withheld from public reporting
- NoSource: a) No
Mission
- Topic area
- Energy and the Environment
- Operational functions
- Image and video analysis Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Capture of geographic location of wind turbines from high resolution satellite imagery with object detection pipelines vs manual methods
Expected benefits
Cost savings, efficiency in data capture
System outputs
Global coordinates of turbine object entities
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
- No
- 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
- High resolution satellite imagery chips from Maxar assets were used as training inputs
- Federal Data Catalog
- Not reported
Governance
5 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 reviewReported in placeSource: a) Yes – by another appropriate agency office or reviewer not directly involved in the AI’s development
Ongoing monitoringReported in placeSource: a) Yes, sufficient monitoring protocols have been established
Operator trainingReported in placeSource: a) Yes, sufficient and periodic training has been established
Fail-safeNot applicableSource: b) Not applicable
Appeal processReported in progressSource: c) Establishment of an appropriate appeal process is in-progress
User and public consultationNo answer reported
Potential impacts and how they were identified
Not reported