GovLab.ai Case Studies

AI for Forest Pest Control

Forest Health and Adaptation strives to lead in science-based, innovative management of forest health. Part of their mandate includes monitoring outbreaks of biological and environmental disorders that adversely affect the health of Alberta's forests. Forest Health works closely with forestry companies to help monitor and control mountain pine beetle infestations...

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AI for Fuel Grid Mapping

Following an extreme 2019 wildfire season, Alberta’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry commissioned a report to understand how wildfire operational processes and practices are performed, especially in extreme circumstances. This review highlighted that a modernized preparedness planning framework that balanced risk, values, hazard and cost will improve overall wildfire outcomes.

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AI for Infrastructure Capital Planning

The Government of Alberta’s Education Capital Planning department approached AltaML with a challenge: help them use their data to improve how they allocate capital. Every year they receive hundreds of applications for new schools and they need a data-backed solution to help evaluate and prioritize these projects.

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AI for Wildfire Prediction

Following an extreme 2019 wildfire season, Alberta’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry commissioned a report to understand how wildfire operational processes and practices are performed, especially in extreme circumstances. This review highlighted that a modernized preparedness planning framework that balanced risk, values, hazard and cost will improve overall wildfire outcomes.

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