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Onda Vision Technologies Inc (OVT) in collaboration with the University of Florida (UF)proposes to address the problem of heat-related illness (HRI) in farmworkers. This proposalsupports the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) research interests in developingnew tools to enhance farm safety.This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project determines the feasibility of developing ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Title: SMoLDER: Situational awareness ModeLing and Decision support Engine for wildfire Response PD: Koplik Gary J. Institution: Geometric Data Analytics Inc. In 2020 58950 wildfires burned 10.1 million acres one of the highest acreage impacts in recorded history. Wildland firefighters particularly those in remote environments often rely on basic tools such as paper maps compasses ...

The proposed device is a headgate that discharges water at a constant flow despite a variable headwater depth. This is possible due to a carefully designed adaptable float and track system. Through the funding of this grant the research could help greatly lower costs increase efficiency and decrease the size of water treatment systems irrigation systems and detention ponds. The innovation is alrea ...

Thermal management and energy harvesting of a solar geothermal greenhouse forimproved plant productionThis project studies a proposed greenhouse that utilizes building integrated photovoltaic-thermal(BIPVT) panels coupled with geothermal energy for the dual synergetic benefits of: 1) improvedenergy harvesting and management toward zero-net-energy agriculture 2) controlledenvironmental agriculture ...

At Atolla Tech we are proposing a new method for assessing the pollination efficiency of differentbee species in real-time thereby aiding growers in optimizing pollination of their crop whether theyrely on wild pollinators or use honey bee services or both. Our technology includes a lidar andmachine learning (ML) algorithm that detects identifies and tracks pollinator species in real-time.Their fl ...

GeoVisual AnalyticsUSDA SBIR1 2023Project SummaryTitle:Variable Rate Fertilizer Application for Efficient High Yield Vegetable ProductionPI:Orrey Jeffrey L.Institution: GeoVisual Technologies Inc. dba GeoVisual AnalyticsRising input costs particularly for fertilizer have been an ongoing concern for agriculture ingeneral but more recently have become increasingly serious as global supplies have bee ...

NanoSonic is a small advanced materials company with expertise in development of blast resistantmaterials coatings to make homes fire-resistant and 3D printing that can be scaled to printinghouses. To allow rapid manufacturing of homes and agricultural infrastucture in rural communitiesfollowing a disaster NanoSonic shall develop new concrete formulations for direct integration byAlquist 3D into g ...

The U.S. sugar beet industry contributes to 55-60% of the national sugar production and creates140000 jobs in over 20 states with ~$20B annual positive input to the economy. However with theongoing climate changes the industry is facing an increasing threat from a root rot disease knownas Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot (RCRR) caused by a fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solanitogether with a bacterial ...

Inso Biosciences is developing hardware systems and instruments to streamline biological samplehandling and preparation for next-generation sequencing and genomic analysis. Inso's microfluidic- based platform enables extraction and purification of high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA fordownstream genomic applications such as long-read sequencing. DNA sample prep is currently acritical bottleneck for p ...

QUORUM BioPhase I USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301Topic 8.4PROJECT SUMMARYDR. SUDHARSAN DWARAKNATH (Principal Investigator)Chief Executive OfficerQuorum Bio335 Madison Ave New York NY 10017E-mail: sudharsan.dwaraknath@gmail.comEngineering Precision Biologics for Sustainable AgriculturePhosphorus fertilizer is an essential nutrient to meet global agricultural demand but itsexcessive domestic production and us ...