National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 2000 Program Solicitation
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NASA's Earth Science Enterprise uses satellites and other tools to intensively study the Earth in an effort to expand our understanding of how natural processes affect us, and how we might be affecting them. Such studies will yield improved weather forecasts, tools for managing agriculture and forests, information for fishermen and local planners, and, eventually, the ability to predict how the climate will change in the future. Earth Science has three main components: a series of Earth-observing satellites, an advanced data system, and teams of scientists who will study the data. Key areas of study include clouds; water and energy cycles; oceans; the chemistry of the atmosphere; land surface; water and ecosystem processes; glaciers and polar ice sheets; and the solid Earth. Working together with the nations of the world, Earth Science seeks to improve our knowledge of the Earth and to use that knowledge to the benefit of all humanity.
13 INSTRUMENTS FOR EARTH SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS
13.01 Advanced Instrument Technology for Transitional Boundaries of Land and Water
13.02 In Situ Terrestrial Sensors
13.03 Special Event Imaging and Other Earth Observing Instruments
13.04 Active Microwave
13.05 Passive Microwave
13.06 Active Optical
13.07 Passive Optical
14 PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES FOR EARTH SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS
14.01 Power Management and Distribution
14.02 Advanced Communication Technologies for Near-Earth Missions
14.03 Command and Data Handling
14.04 Guidance, Navigation and Control
14.05 Structures and Materials
15 ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
15.01 Data Transmission from Onboard Sensors to Users
15.02 Knowledge Discovery & Data Fusion
15.03 Geospatial Data Analysis Processing and Visualization Technologies
15.04 High Performance Computing and Networking
15.05 Data Presentation Management
15.06 Automation and Planning
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