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Use case	Agency	Stage	High-impact	Topic area	AI classification	Sourcing
Level 1 Survey Report Corrosion Level Classification DOI-0257 · BSEE	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Computer vision	Contract and in-house
Well Activity Report Classification DOI-0256 · BSEE	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Contract and in-house
Autonomous Drone Inspections DOI-0255 · BSEE	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Other	Contract and in-house
ChatGPT to write Python scripts for ArcGIS Pro Maps to be CVD-Friendly [2024 INV#WO0000000107402] DOI-0246 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Generative AI	Developed in-house
Harmful Algal Bloom prediction and detection system for Williams Fork Reservoir [2024 INV#WO0000000184339] DOI-0244 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Use modern AI/ML approaches to gain insight into USGS unstructured data such as text [2024 INV#WO0000000131706] DOI-0240 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Purchased from vendor
Parsing large quantities of text data [2024 INV#WO0000000113692] DOI-0239 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Purchased from vendor
Machine Learning algorithm for stream velocity prediction [2024 INV#WO0000000109319] DOI-0226 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Wildlife species recognition and distance from camera estimation [2024 INV#WO0000000109245] DOI-0220 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
SAMPLE Toolbox [2024 INV#WO0000000109123] DOI-0206 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Data-driven approaches to filling missing time-series data within the San Francisco Bay-Delta [2024 INV#WO0000000107683; INV#WO0000000107488] DOI-0174 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Machine Learning based shoreline detection and sea ice dynamics using coastal cameras [2024 INV#WO0000000108008] DOI-0166 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Tsunami Hazard Analysis [2024 INV#WO0000000108470] DOI-0165 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Determining the resource potential of critical minerals in seafloor massive sulfide deposits [2024 INV#WO0000000109311] DOI-0163 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Improved earthquake detection for research studies [2024 INV#WO0000000108499] DOI-0147 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Forecasting Earthquake Ground Motion Time Series [2024 INV#WO0000000109733] DOI-0140 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Generative AI	Developed in-house
Synthesizing mapping and monitoring data to understand fluctuations in prairie dog colony size and densities in Theodore Roosevelt National Park [2024 INV#WO0000000109308] DOI-0116 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Developed in-house
Improved Processing and Analysis of Test and Operating Data from Rotating Machines [2024 INV#DOI-62] DOI-0041 · BOR	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Using advanced computing techniques for image-based monitoring [2024 INV#WO0000000109674] DOI-0034 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Water Use Model Development [2024 INV#WO0000000109669] DOI-0030 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Developed in-house
Use of AI to Enhance Flash Flood Forecast Tool [2024 Inv#WO0000000110323] DOI-0266 · NPS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Emergency Management	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Bird Nest Detection [2024 Inv#WO0000000110506] DOI-0265 · NPS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Remote Sensing Coastal Change - Shoreline Change DOI-0264 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
ROV Smart Touch Subsea Pipeline Inspections DOI-0260 · BSEE	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Other	Not reported
Development of a computer vision model to monitor for early detection of habitat loss across the landscape. [2024 INV#DOI-65] DOI-0254 · FWS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Other	Not reported
Avian population estimates from passive acoustic monitoring [2024 INV#WO0000000109725] DOI-0236 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
FEMA mixed population flood-frequency analysis [2024 INV#WO0000000109723] DOI-0235 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Mapping sagebrush from drones to satellites [2024 INV#WO0000000109568] DOI-0231 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Reinforcement Learning for Helmholtz Coil Operation and Simulation [2024 INV#WO0000000109497] DOI-0228 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Development of a Strategic Framework for Use and Implementation of Machine Learning in Energy Resource Program Workflows [2024 INV#WO0000000109216] DOI-0217 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Predicting Sparse (Geothermal) Resources Availability by using Machine Learning [2024 INV#WO0000000109195] DOI-0211 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Mapping wildfire fuels in previously burned landscapes [2024 INV#WO0000000109121] DOI-0205 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Advancing image-based surveys to support sea duck conservation along the Pacific Flyway [2024 INV#WO0000000109096] DOI-0203 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Predicting inundation dynamics of small forested wetlands [2024 INV#WO0000000109089] DOI-0200 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Environmental streamflows in the United States: historical patterns and predictions [2024 INV#WO0000000109075] DOI-0198 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Zero shot segmentation to expedite Quaternary geologic mapping [2024 INV#WO0000000108739; 2024 INV#WO0000000109150] DOI-0189 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Tracking wetlands and water movement across watersheds [2024 INV#WO0000000108734] DOI-0187 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Everglades-Flux, Digital Surveys [2024 INV#WO0000000108630] DOI-0186 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Summarization of documents and output to ECOSphere species workflow [2024 INV#DOI-63] DOI-0184 · FWS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Other	Not reported
Cell Phone Application for Oil Spill Detection [2024 INV#WO0000000108285] DOI-0183 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
National Wildlife Disease Database (NWDD) [2024 INV#WO0000000108149; 2024 INV#WO0000000109192] DOI-0181 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Mapping ecohydrological headwater refugia DOI-0164 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Machine learning for streamflow forecasting [2024 INV#WO0000000109317] DOI-0167 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Remote sensing of particulate and filter passing mercury species: models and proxies DOI-0157 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
An integrated sensor network and data driven approach to satellite remote sensing of Dissolved Organic Matter DOI-0154 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Energy and the Environment	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Machine Learning for Rapid Earthquake Magnitude Estimation DOI-0153 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Lead attribution model DOI-0152 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Machine learning for stream velocity prediction DOI-0146 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Predictive AI applications for estimating water quality constituents as causal factors of harmful algal blooms. DOI-0143 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported
Biotic and abiotic drivers of the prevalence of a tick and associated vector-borne disease DOI-0142 · USGS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Classical / predictive ML	Not reported