Ecosystem Management Decision Support System (EMDS)
This system provides decision support for environmental analysis and planning by using AI-powered tools in ArcGIS and QGIS.
BirdNET to detect bird vocalizations for research and species monitoring
BirdNET quickly scans thousands of hours of forest audio recordings to detect bird calls from species that are important for forest monitoring, like American goshawks, black-backe…
AI for regional forest mapping and monitoring
The purpose of this model is to use existing satellite images and forest survey data from the USDA Forest Service to create detailed maps of forest structures. Continuing research…
Turbo plan
Accelerating environmental planning with tools and services to achieve the Wildfire Crisis Strategy with specific focus around National Environmental Policy Act planning and appra…
TreeSearch
There is opportunity to streamline the usability of the US Forest Service (USFS) TreeSearch website, the primary database for Forest Service-sponsored research.
UAS FS Nursery Seedling Inventory
The primary purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of time each Forest Service nursery takes to manually count seedlings using images. It takes each nursery 3-5 people be…
Late seral forest complexity
To evaluate relationships between remotely collected data on forest conditions and more detailed information on forest conditions obtained through direct measurements in the forest
Cone Survey123 AI Image Cone Counts
High-quality seed is essential to sustain long-term reforestation goals and timber production, both identified as national priorities under Executive Order 14225 (Increasing Timbe…
Predicting fire severity potential in future wildfires in California
Provide information on where high fire severity (high vegetation mortality) is likely to occur during future wildfires. Provides information for planning where to conduct manageme…
Forest demographic modelling
The purpose of this model is to investigate how species' responses to climate and disturbance influence forest resilience.
Washington state forest inventory maps
The AI use case produces informational forest maps for the state of Washington, which may be used to support environmental monitoring and planning.