PermitAI advances environmental review and permitting through integrated research in AI model development, large-scale NEPA data aggregation, and specialized benchmarking tools to streamline processes and improve decision-making efficiency. Visit each of the Thrust Area pages for more information.

AI Applications

PermitAI is developing AI-driven web tools to help federal agencies streamline environmental review and permitting processes. Its flagship application, SearchNEPA, now in beta with over 200 users, features AI-powered semantic search, page-level fact-finding, and a chat assistant for NEPA professionals. Upcoming tools include CommentNEPA, which uses AI to analyze public comments, and EngageNEPA, designed to enhance public engagement in federal projects. Learn More.

Data Lakehouse

PermitAI is creating NEPATEC, a large-scale NEPA database offering seamless access to thousands of environmental review documents. The initial release, NEPATEC 1.0, launched in June 2024 with over 28,000 documents spanning 4.6 million pages from 3,000 projects across 100+ agencies. Learn More.

Models and Benchmarks

PermitAI's Models and Benchmark team advances AI for environmental review, focusing on NEPA-specific tasks, including comment processing, GIS analytics, and document drafting. A core initiative of this thrust area is the creation of NEPA-Bench, a comprehensive set of benchmarks that assess AI model performance on real-world NEPA tasks.  Learn More.