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"Rising sea levels and king tide flooding in coastal areas across America are saturating onsite wastewater disposal systems (OSDS), resulting in the degradation of coastal ecosystems and 200,000+ illnesses annually. Many States are mandating system upgrades, with 88,000 upgrades required by 2050 in Hawaii alone. Unfortunately, existing upgrade options are unaffordable for 97% of Hawaiian homeowner ...

Oceanit proposes the design, construction, and testing of a hyperspectral imaging equipped Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for the detection of various coral species and the monitoring of coral health. This system will be the prototype for the sensor part of a robust, COTS-based UAS system to aid the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. Different coral families and species will be identified ...

U.S. Coast Guard personnel monitoring radio transmissions of vessels at sea must be able to identify distress calls despite interference, degraded conditions, and the stressed speech of those in emergency situations. However, not all distress calls are genuine. Hoax calls can be intended as malicious pranks, due to intoxication, or to distract Coast Guard assets from other tasks such as drug inter ...

Monitoring modern-day fisheries is extremely challenging. Every day, millions of vessels harvest the oceans, and many remain unregulated, putting target and non-target fish populations at risk of overexploitation and collapse. To combat this, fisheries managers are increasingly turning to Electronic Monitoring (EM) technologies – integrated systems of cameras and sensors – to record onboard ac ...

Modern lithium ion batteries are known for their poor safety performance, with many reports of battery failure and fire having been reported. One of the major causes of battery fire is from the use of flammable solvents, such as organic carbonates, as the electrolyte. These hazards have long limited the usage of batteries in dangerous conditions, such as on the battlefield. To combat this issue, f ...

In this Phase I project, Oceanit will develop a commercial capability to analyze compiled binary executables for Windows systems that can detect and report embedded software library information in multifaceted software packages.

Spectrum seeks to develop a compact, dual-band infrared hyperspectral imaging capability for high-throughput detection of contraband at Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Points of Entry (POE).Fourier Transform Infrared FTIR spectroscopy is a proven laboratory technique for material identification.In particular, the long wave infrared (LWIR) wavelength range is rich with exploitable phenomenology due ...

The purpose of this proposal is to analyze the monitoring requirements for near shore aquaculture installations and determine the best technical solution to continuously monitor these growing sites. By providing continuous monitoring of the water quality, shellfish/finfish quality can be inferred and then transmitted to the consumer as an enhanced food security certification. Tridentis Advanced ...

As sensing, computing, and computational imaging technology advances, it becomes more feasible to integrate them into tightly coupled and fully featured solutions in minimal size, weight, and power – cost (SWaP-C) form factors. In this project, we will develop a camera system for use in a variety of scenarios, from surveillance to targeting systems. Our focus will be building a computational ima ...

Oceanit proposes a Phase I project to conduct a feasibility study for the 12x12 antenna distribution system that can be remotely controlled to enable multiple radios to access multiple antennas.