FedGeoDay 2024 | Panel - Silicon Dream or New Reality

Summary This panel discussion at FedGeoDay 2024 focused on the use of AI and remote sensing in geospatial data. Panelists discussed their current use of AI/ML, successes, challenges, and future possibilities. Highlights 🌍 The panelists represented organizations such as Oakridge National Laboratory, US Forest Service, NASA, and US Geological Survey. 🏢 The Forest Service is passively using AI/ML in geospatial programs and exploring use cases, legal ramifications, and policy implications. 🗺️ The US Geological Survey is actively using AI/ML in various applications, including characterizing landform data using historical maps. 🚀 NASA has experimented with AI/ML in autonomous drone research, wildfire prediction, hurricane strength prediction, and space telescope data analysis. 🌆 Oakridge National Laboratory is using AI/ML in population modeling, mapping built infrastructure, and merging data sets using natural language processing (NLP). About FedGeoDay: FedGeoDay is the premier annual event for the open source geospatial community within the U.S. federal government. It brings together federal program managers, technology leaders, industry partners, and open-source enthusiasts to share ideas, showcase innovations, and foster collaboration around open geospatial technologies, data, and practices. FedGeoDay highlights the growing importance of open source in building resilient, efficient, and collaborative geospatial solutions for the federal government and beyond.