National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research & Technology Transfer 2003 Program Solicitations
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9.1.3 EARTH SCIENCE
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, and 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.
E1.01 Passive Optics
E1.02 Lidar Remote Sensing
E1.03 In Situ Sensors
E1.04 Passive Microwave
E1.05 Active Microwave
E1.06 Passive Infrared - Sub Millimeter
E1.07 Thermal Control for Instruments
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 Energy Storage Technologies
E2.07 Energy Conversion for Space Applications
E2.08 Power Management and Distribution
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
E3.06 On-Board Science for Decisions and Actions
E4.01 Innovative Tools and Techniques Supporting the Practical Uses of Earth Science Observations
E4.02 Advanced Educational Processes and Tools
E4.03 Wireless Technologies for Spatial Data Input, Manipulation and Distribution
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