About NCAI

Our Mission

NCAI will serve as a central repository for AI-ready data and tools, and facilitate awareness and collaborations on AI efforts across NOAA. NCAI will enable NOAA communication activities with interagency, academic, and industry partnerships to increase awareness of NOAA R&D to utilize AI applications to improve organizational and operational efficiencies.

NCAI will establish guidelines to leverage and adopt the principles, processes, and partnerships articulated in the NOAA Data and Cloud Strategies, including the NOAA Big Data Program.

"NOAA Center for Artificial Intelligence: Progress Toward an AI-Ready Agency" for the NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) Seminar Series.

AI/ML tools accelerate analysis of large volumes of data in order to speed scientific discoveries that inform U.S. fishery and ocean management policy. Faster analysis will also allow NOAA scientists to answer a larger number of questions using a given dataset, increasing the value of the data collected using U.S. tax dollars.

Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries Biologist

Artificial intelligence is one of six key Science & Technology (S&T) Focus Areas that will advance NOAA's mission success. Cloud computing and data are two additional focus areas. The strategies for each focus area are designed to more fully accelerate advances and serve as force multipliers to solve tough problems and set the course to strengthen NOAA's S&T path for the coming decades.

Artificial Intelligence Strategy | Cloud Computing Strategy | Data Strategy

Who We Are

NCAI Governance Model
NCAI Governance Model (NCAI)

As a program in the formulation stage, the NCAI development team is made up of members from several of NOAA’s Line Offices. With functionalities distributed across NOAA, the Center is programmatically organized under the National Centers for Environment Information (NCEI).  

NCAI teams develop and further the mission and vision of the organization. They volunteer their time to create a new environment within NOAA to further the knowledge and skills of the workforce, and promote collaboration in scientific development, both within the organization, and with external partners and stakeholders.

Our Mission

NCAI will serve as a central repository for AI-ready data and tools, and facilitate awareness and collaborations on AI efforts across NOAA. NCAI will enable NOAA communication activities with interagency, academic, and industry partnerships to increase awareness of NOAA R&D to utilize AI applications to improve organizational and operational efficiencies.

NCAI will establish guidelines to leverage and adopt the principles, processes, and partnerships articulated in the NOAA Data and Cloud Strategies, including the NOAA Big Data Program.

"NOAA Center for Artificial Intelligence: Progress Toward an AI-Ready Agency" for the NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) Seminar Series.