AI Use Cases

Use case	Agency	Stage	High-impact	Topic area	AI classification	Sourcing
SPOC (Soil Property and Object Classification) NASA-244 · JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory	NASA	Deployed	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Developed in-house
GLOBE Program - Image processing NASA-900 · GSFC: Goddard Space Flight Center	NASA	Deployed	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Contract and in-house
Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys Near Potential Renewable Energy Sites Offshore Central and Southern California [2024 INV#WO0000000107535] DOI-0173 · USGS	DOI	Deployed	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Purchased from vendor
Wildlife Deterrent System USDA-086 · Natural Resources and Environment	USDA	Pilot	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Contract and in-house
Wave runup and total water level observations from time series imagery at several sites with varying nearshore morphologies [2024 INV#WO0000000108262] DOI-0182 · USGS	DOI	Pilot	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Developed in-house
Lake-wide monitoring and assessment of Great Lakes fisheries with autonomous vehicles and image analysis DOI-0113 · USGS	DOI	Pilot	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Developed in-house
Bird Nest Detection [2024 Inv#WO0000000110506] DOI-0265 · NPS	DOI	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Classification of features in Crew Earth Observations imagery NASA-256 · JSC: Johnson Space Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Cloud masks from Crew Earth Observations imagery NASA-258 · JSC: Johnson Space Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Estimation of Multilayered Cloud Properties from Geostationary Satellite Imager Data NASA-313 · LaRC: Langley Research Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Polar Nighttime Cloud Detection Using an Artificial Neural Network NASA-340 · LaRC: Langley Research Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Severe Storm Prediction via Overshooting Cloud Top and Above Anvil Cirrus Plume Image Recognition from Satellite Imager Data NASA-349 · LaRC: Langley Research Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Airplane detection NASA-359 · MSFC: Marshall Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Deep Learning-based Hurricane Intensity Estimator NASA-362 · MSFC: Marshall Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Ship detection NASA-380 · MSFC: Marshall Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Ground-based Detection of Martian Dust Devils With a Fine-tuned Fast R-CNN NASA-838 · GSFC: Goddard Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
AI assisted Image recognition for EEE parts kitting and auditing NASA-894 · GSFC: Goddard Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Lunar Rover Localization NASA-931 · MSFC: Marshall Space Flight Center	NASA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Digital Imagery (no-change) for NRI Program USDA-038 · Farm Production and Conservation	USDA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Zen AI Image Analysis USDA-095 · Marketing and Regulatory Programs	USDA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Feral Ungulate Mitigation USDA-161 · Natural Resources and Environment	USDA	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Image processing DOJ-0289 · Department of Justice / FBI	DOJ	Pre-deployment	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported
Deep Learning for Flood Mapping (DELTA) NASA-8 · ARC: Ames Research Center	NASA	Retired	Not high-impact	Science	Computer vision	Not reported