National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 2001 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.
E1 INSTRUMENTS FOR EARTH SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS
E1.01 Passive Optical
E1.02 Active Optical
E1.03 In Situ Terrestrial Sensors
E1.04 Passive Microwave
E1.05 Active Microwave
E1.06 Passive Infrared - Sub Millimeter
E1.07 Thermal Control for Instruments
E2 PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES FOR EARTH SCIENCE
E2.01 Structures and Materials
E2.02 Guidance, Navigation and Control
E2.03 Command and Data Handling
E2.04 Advanced Communication Technologies for Near-Earth Missions
E2.05 On-Board Propulsion
E2.06 Distributed Spacecraft Systems
E2.07 Storage and Energy Conversion and Power Management and Distribution
E2.08 Life-Cycle Integration, Validation, and Distributed Collaboration Technologies
E3 ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
E3.01 Knowledge Discovery and Data Fusion
E3.02 Automation and Planning
E3.03 High Performance Computing and Networking
E3.04 Geospatial Data Analysis Processing and Visualization Technologies
E3.05 Data Management and Visualization
E4 APPLYING EARTH SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS
E4.01 Special Event Imaging and Other Earth Observing Instruments
E4.02 Advanced Instrument Technology for Transitional Boundaries of Land and Water
E4.03 Innovative Tools and Techniques Supporting Earth Science Measurements
E4.04 Advanced Educational Processes and Tools
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