Award Data

NOAA's Big Data Project (BDP) has made several valuable datasets available on major cloud platforms. While a critical step, many organizations that would benefit from the data are not technologically capable of performing state-of-the-art machine learning. We propose to unlock the power of the data for those who can most benefit by developing technology that automatically trains deep learning mode ...

This project will create a proof-of-concept application that visualizes 3D NEXRAD data from NOAA's Big Data Project inside virtual reality (VR). By integrating unique processing and projection algorithms into low-cost VR headsets, this initiative will increase the accessibility of data to meteorologists, fire departments, and first responders during critical decision-making. During the recent Cal ...

High resolution deep ocean mapping has historically been a cost prohibitive endeavor for all but the most well-funded governments, companies, individuals, and institutions. It is limited by the acquisition and operational costs of the assets required. Fully autonomous solutions have the potential to dramatically lower the acquisition costs and increase access to the data. One of the key missing pi ...

The proposed device is a compact, portable and robust battery-powered analytical instrument for analysis of complex multicomponent mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in shellfish. The device is based on principles of analytical gas chromatography (GC) and utilizes a novel highly-integrated multisensory detector. Implementation of a multisensory detector allows the device to colle ...

To address the NOAA’s need for cost-effective, highly reliable, readily deployable, platform-independent sensors and observing systems, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (ISI) proposes to develop the new Environmental and Oceanographic Measurement and Data (NOMAD) system based on a new design that utilizes previously developed mature components. Specifically, innovations in low-power and ultra-compact ...

Responsible operation of ropeless fishing gear to avoid whale entanglements must involve a method of retrieval if the gear surfaces at a different place and/or time than expected. Blue Ocean Gear will demonstrate the capability of innovative Smart Buoy devices to detect and locate ropeless buoy systems once they have reached the surface, whether planned or unplanned. This will improve commercial o ...

SARA proposes to integrate a Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) system on a NOAA-selected UAS platform. The BLOS system will detect cooperative aircraft as well as non-cooperative aircraft by including SARA’s Passive Acoustic Non-cooperative aircraft Collision Avoidance System (PANCAS). PANCAS is an acoustic system which is low weight, low cost and has a 360-degree field of view. SARA will develop a sa ...

Rail tank cars are routinely used to transport hazardous materials. Additionally, their use has increased appeal because pipeline construction increasingly has a political cost. Hazmat transport by rail is insecure, and the materials transported pose serious hazards to populations along railway lines in derailments and/or collisions, including fire and explosion, acute and chronic toxicity to expo ...

A state-of-the-art fiber-optic based multi-sensor monitoring system utilizing Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS), Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), and Enhanced Distributed Acoustic Sensing (EDAS) will be investigated for improving the probabilistic ranking of risk models of geohazard prone sections of Natural Gas pipelines for shut down, maintenance or replacement. Both time dependent and inde ...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires a secure platform with a distributed ledger on which to exchange information among motor carriers, inspection facilities, and Federal and State government facilities. Primary concerns associated with implementing a private blockchain architecture are cost-effectiveness and compliance with informatio ...