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WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW (FOV) CAMERAS TO DATE HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY DISTORTION WHICH LIMITS THEIR USE IN TELEROBOTIC OPERATIONS. ONE REASON FOR THIS DISTORTION HAS BEEN THE NEED TO PROJECT A HEMISPHERICAL IMAGE ONTO A FLAT PLANE. Q-DOT PROPOSES A UNIQUE IMAGING SYSTEM WHICH UTILIZES A HEMISPHERICAL FOCAL PLANE TO MINIMIZE DISTORTION. THIS FOCAL PLANE SERVES TO INTERFACE WIDE FOV, FLY-EYE OPTICS TO A FLA ...

THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES IS BECOMING CRITICAL AT THE SAME TIME THAT WATER MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS ARE GROWING MORE COMPLEX. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS ENHANCING ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE FORECASTING INFORMATION; HOWEVER; MOST WATER MANAGERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE VALUE OF THE INFORMATION AND HOW IT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO WATER RESOURCES OPERATIONS. RTI WILL EXAMINE WAYS IN WH ...

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT SERVICES CENTER (SESSC) TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR USERS USE SESC INFORMATION PRODUCTS, WE PROPOSE A USER-DRIVEN EVALUATION PROCESS BASED ON NATURALISTIC INQUIRY METHODS. AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS, WE WILL RECOMMEND SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THE SESC PRODUCTS AND THEIR DELIVERY FORMAT. PHASE I RESEARCH WILL INVOLVE DEVELOPING AN INTERVIEW PROT ...