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THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMERCIALIZING RURAL INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY CENTERS (RITC'S)IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION OF SERVICES AND GREATER ACCESS TO EXISTING AND FUTURE PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RESOURCES. RURAL COMMUNITIES FACE CHALLENGES INOBTAINING THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETING WITH URBAN CENTERS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN PROFESSION ...

A NEED EXISTS TO MONITOR VIBRATION IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES. IT IS DESIRABLE TO MONITOR MANY POINTS ON THE BRIDGE. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT SENSORS MUST BE WIRED TO A CENTRAL LOCATION. WIRE IS DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AND TO MOVE. THE SOLUTION IS TO COLLECT SENSOR DATA BY RADIO. A SYSTEM EXISTS THAT ELIMINATES WIRE. IT GATHERS SENSOR DATA TO A CENTRAL LOCATION BY RADIO. THE SYSTEM'S UNIQUE FEATURE IS THA ...

NATIONAL ATTENTION HAS REFOCUSED ON FINDING NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TO HELP RURAL ECONOMIES. RURAL TOURISM CAN REVITALIZE THESE ECONOMIES BUT IS HINDERED BY POOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ISOLATION, POOR ACCESS TO RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND INSUFFICIENT PROMOTION FUNDS. TELESONIC PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING A UNIQUE MULTIMEDIA TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A VISUALLY8ORIENTED DATABASE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AT THE STATE LEVEL UNDER ISTEA. THESE ENHANCEMENTS COULD INCLUDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, LANDSCAPING AND SCENIC ENCHANCEMENTS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND MITIGATION OF HIGHWAY RUNOFF IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY. THE GOAL OF THE DATAB ...

EXISTINT TRAFFIC DETECTION EQUIPMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF THEPROPOSED IVHS (INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEM) FUNCTIONS AND IS FRAGMENTED AMONG DIFFERENT SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, DVP PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NEW, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP)-BASED VEHICLE DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE, HIGHLY-CONFIGURABLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ECONOMICAL AND ...

AN INCREASING WORLDWIDE AWARENESS OF POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE CLANDESTINE EXPLOSIVES TRANSPORT ONTO AIRCRAFT HAS UNDERSCORED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP METHODS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE THIS POTENTIAL SOURCE OF AIR DISASTERS. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AN INCREASED IMPORTANCE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY DIRECTED TOWARD HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES. RECENT P ...

AVAILABLE NDT TECHNIQUES CAN DETECT RELATIVELY LARGE DEFECTS IN DRILLED SHAFTS. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIZE OR SHAPE OF THE DEFECT, SOME TECHNIQUES REQUIRE EMBEDDING SENSORS INSIDE OF HAVING ACCESS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SHAFTS. SUCH REQUIREMENTS LIMIT THEIR APPLICABILITY TO NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SHAFTS AND ALSO COMPLICATE THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION PROCESSES. IN THE STRESS WAVE APPROACH, ...