OMB Individually Reported
UAS FS Nursery Seedling Inventory
Low riskExact public inventory row
Description
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 between 3-6 weeks at least once a year to manually count seedlings and it’s physically very demanding.
Detailed example
The output is a csv file in the national nursery database. The outputs are the field name, the client name, the seedling lot ID, and the estimated seedling counts extracted.
AI / analytics pattern
Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
Automation level / stage
a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
Expected benefit
Reducing costs and increasing accuracy of counts.
Controls / human review
ATO: Not reported; PIA: Not published