Not listed STATEMENT OF WORK: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON PHILIP A. TOWNSEND DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILDLIFE ECOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TEAM WILL MAKE USE OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED UASS (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) PURCHASED FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TOWNSEND LAB HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HEAVY-LIFT HEXACOPTERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SUCH INSTRUMENTATION AS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE DRONES ARE PURPOSE-BUILT TO CONCURRENTLY CARRY LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETERS COLOR INFRARED CAMERAS VIDEO CAMERAS GPS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE DRONE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. MOST CIVIL DEPLOYMENTS OF DRONES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UTILIZE LOW SPECTRAL RESOLUTION IMAGING (E.G. CAPABLE ONLY OF RETRIEVING NDVI OR DETECTING WATER STRESS) AND NOT THE TYPES OF HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS THAT FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ECOSYSTEM BIOCHEMICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. IN ADDITION MANY EXISTING USES DO NOT GENERATE CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS I.E. MEASUREMENTS OR IMAGES THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO REFLECTANCE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS THE SEASONS SITES AND TIMES OF DAY. GENERALLY EXISTING USES ONLY ALLOW WITHIN-SCENE COMPARISONS FOR A SINGLE ACQUISITION SITE/TIME/DAY E.G. FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY IN NDVI AS A SURROGATE FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN A SINGLE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. OUR FOCUS HERE IS: 1) THE DEPLOYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS ON DRONES TO MAKE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION AND CALIBRATATED MEASUREMENTS (I.E. HYPERSPECTRAL) AND GENERATE SPECTRAL DATA OF COMPARABLE QUALITY TO DATA FROM HANDHELD PROXIMAL OR AIR-/SPACE-BORNE SPECTROMETERS; AND 2) THE RETRIEVAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT BOTH THE LEAF LEVEL AND AIR/SPACECRAFT LEVEL BUT HAVE YET TO BE ASSESSED AT INTERMEDIATE PROXIMAL LEVELS (I.E. ON DRONE PLATFORMS). THESE TRAITS INCLUDE THOSE ESTIMATED FROM THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI) CHEMISTRY SUCH AS NITROGEN OR LIGNIN CONTENT SPECIFIC LEAF AREA AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY OR FLUORESCENCE. $5.0k 8/28/18 8 STATEMENT OF WORK: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON PHILIP A. TOWNSEND, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILDLIFE ECOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TEAM WILL MAKE USE OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED UASS (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) PURCHASED FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TOWNSEND LAB HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HEAVY-LIFT HEXACOPTERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SUCH INSTRUMENTATION AS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE DRONES ARE PURPOSE-BUILT TO CONCURRENTLY CARRY LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETERS, COLOR INFRARED CAMERAS, VIDEO CAMERAS, GPS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE DRONE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. MOST CIVIL DEPLOYMENTS OF DRONES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UTILIZE LOW SPECTRAL RESOLUTION IMAGING (E.G., CAPABLE ONLY OF RETRIEVING NDVI OR DETECTING WATER STRESS), AND NOT THE TYPES OF HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS THAT FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ECOSYSTEM BIOCHEMICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. IN ADDITION, MANY EXISTING USES DO NOT GENERATE CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS, I.E., MEASUREMENTS OR IMAGES THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO REFLECTANCE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS THE SEASONS, SITES, AND TIMES OF DAY. GENERALLY, EXISTING USES ONLY ALLOW WITHIN-SCENE COMPARISONS FOR A SINGLE ACQUISITION SITE/TIME/DAY, E.G. FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY IN NDVI AS A SURROGATE FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN A SINGLE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. OUR FOCUS HERE IS: 1) THE DEPLOYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS ON DRONES TO MAKE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION AND CALIBRATATED MEASUREMENTS (I.E., HYPERSPECTRAL) AND GENERATE SPECTRAL DATA OF COMPARABLE QUALITY TO DATA FROM HANDHELD, PROXIMAL, OR AIR-/SPACE-BORNE SPECTROMETERS; AND 2) THE RETRIEVAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT BOTH THE LEAF LEVEL AND AIR/SPACECRAFT LEVEL BUT HAVE YET TO BE ASSESSED AT INTERMEDIATE PROXIMAL LEVELS (I.E., ON DRONE PLATFORMS). THESE TRAITS INCLUDE THOSE ESTIMATED FROM THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CHEMISTRY SUCH AS NITROGEN OR LIGNIN CONTENT, SPECIFIC LEAF AREA, AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY OR FLUORESCENCE. Funding Only Action $5.0k 8/28/18 Not listed STATEMENT OF WORK: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON PHILIP A. TOWNSEND DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILDLIFE ECOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TEAM WILL MAKE USE OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED UASS (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) PURCHASED FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TOWNSEND LAB HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HEAVY-LIFT HEXACOPTERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SUCH INSTRUMENTATION AS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE DRONES ARE PURPOSE-BUILT TO CONCURRENTLY CARRY LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETERS COLOR INFRARED CAMERAS VIDEO CAMERAS GPS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE DRONE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. MOST CIVIL DEPLOYMENTS OF DRONES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UTILIZE LOW SPECTRAL RESOLUTION IMAGING (E.G. CAPABLE ONLY OF RETRIEVING NDVI OR DETECTING WATER STRESS) AND NOT THE TYPES OF HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS THAT FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ECOSYSTEM BIOCHEMICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. IN ADDITION MANY EXISTING USES DO NOT GENERATE CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS I.E. MEASUREMENTS OR IMAGES THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO REFLECTANCE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS THE SEASONS SITES AND TIMES OF DAY. GENERALLY EXISTING USES ONLY ALLOW WITHIN-SCENE COMPARISONS FOR A SINGLE ACQUISITION SITE/TIME/DAY E.G. FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY IN NDVI AS A SURROGATE FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN A SINGLE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. OUR FOCUS HERE IS: 1) THE DEPLOYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS ON DRONES TO MAKE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION AND CALIBRATATED MEASUREMENTS (I.E. HYPERSPECTRAL) AND GENERATE SPECTRAL DATA OF COMPARABLE QUALITY TO DATA FROM HANDHELD PROXIMAL OR AIR-/SPACE-BORNE SPECTROMETERS; AND 2) THE RETRIEVAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT BOTH THE LEAF LEVEL AND AIR/SPACECRAFT LEVEL BUT HAVE YET TO BE ASSESSED AT INTERMEDIATE PROXIMAL LEVELS (I.E. ON DRONE PLATFORMS). THESE TRAITS INCLUDE THOSE ESTIMATED FROM THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI) CHEMISTRY SUCH AS NITROGEN OR LIGNIN CONTENT SPECIFIC LEAF AREA AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY OR FLUORESCENCE. $0 12/1/17 7 STATEMENT OF WORK: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON PHILIP A. TOWNSEND, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILDLIFE ECOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TEAM WILL MAKE USE OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED UASS (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) PURCHASED FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TOWNSEND LAB HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HEAVY-LIFT HEXACOPTERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SUCH INSTRUMENTATION AS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE DRONES ARE PURPOSE-BUILT TO CONCURRENTLY CARRY LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETERS, COLOR INFRARED CAMERAS, VIDEO CAMERAS, GPS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE DRONE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. MOST CIVIL DEPLOYMENTS OF DRONES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UTILIZE LOW SPECTRAL RESOLUTION IMAGING (E.G., CAPABLE ONLY OF RETRIEVING NDVI OR DETECTING WATER STRESS), AND NOT THE TYPES OF HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS THAT FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ECOSYSTEM BIOCHEMICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. IN ADDITION, MANY EXISTING USES DO NOT GENERATE CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS, I.E., MEASUREMENTS OR IMAGES THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO REFLECTANCE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS THE SEASONS, SITES, AND TIMES OF DAY. GENERALLY, EXISTING USES ONLY ALLOW WITHIN-SCENE COMPARISONS FOR A SINGLE ACQUISITION SITE/TIME/DAY, E.G. FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY IN NDVI AS A SURROGATE FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN A SINGLE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. OUR FOCUS HERE IS: 1) THE DEPLOYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS ON DRONES TO MAKE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION AND CALIBRATATED MEASUREMENTS (I.E., HYPERSPECTRAL) AND GENERATE SPECTRAL DATA OF COMPARABLE QUALITY TO DATA FROM HANDHELD, PROXIMAL, OR AIR-/SPACE-BORNE SPECTROMETERS; AND 2) THE RETRIEVAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT BOTH THE LEAF LEVEL AND AIR/SPACECRAFT LEVEL BUT HAVE YET TO BE ASSESSED AT INTERMEDIATE PROXIMAL LEVELS (I.E., ON DRONE PLATFORMS). THESE TRAITS INCLUDE THOSE ESTIMATED FROM THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CHEMISTRY SUCH AS NITROGEN OR LIGNIN CONTENT, SPECIFIC LEAF AREA, AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY OR FLUORESCENCE. Other Administrative Action $0 12/1/17 Not listed STATEMENT OF WORK: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON PHILIP A. TOWNSEND DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILDLIFE ECOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TEAM WILL MAKE USE OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED UASS (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) PURCHASED FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TOWNSEND LAB HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HEAVY-LIFT HEXACOPTERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SUCH INSTRUMENTATION AS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE DRONES ARE PURPOSE-BUILT TO CONCURRENTLY CARRY LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETERS COLOR INFRARED CAMERAS VIDEO CAMERAS GPS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE DRONE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. MOST CIVIL DEPLOYMENTS OF DRONES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UTILIZE LOW SPECTRAL RESOLUTION IMAGING (E.G. CAPABLE ONLY OF RETRIEVING NDVI OR DETECTING WATER STRESS) AND NOT THE TYPES OF HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS THAT FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF ECOSYSTEM BIOCHEMICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. IN ADDITION MANY EXISTING USES DO NOT GENERATE CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS I.E. MEASUREMENTS OR IMAGES THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO REFLECTANCE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS THE SEASONS SITES AND TIMES OF DAY. GENERALLY EXISTING USES ONLY ALLOW WITHIN-SCENE COMPARISONS FOR A SINGLE ACQUISITION SITE/TIME/DAY E.G. FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY IN NDVI AS A SURROGATE FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN A SINGLE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. OUR FOCUS HERE IS: 1) THE DEPLOYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS ON DRONES TO MAKE HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION AND CALIBRATATED MEASUREMENTS (I.E. HYPERSPECTRAL) AND GENERATE SPECTRAL DATA OF COMPARABLE QUALITY TO DATA FROM HANDHELD PROXIMAL OR AIR-/SPACE-BORNE SPECTROMETERS; AND 2) THE RETRIEVAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT BOTH THE LEAF LEVEL AND AIR/SPACECRAFT LEVEL BUT HAVE YET TO BE ASSESSED AT INTERMEDIATE PROXIMAL LEVELS (I.E. ON DRONE PLATFORMS). THESE TRAITS INCLUDE THOSE ESTIMATED FROM THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI) CHEMISTRY SUCH AS NITROGEN OR LIGNIN CONTENT SPECIFIC LEAF AREA AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY OR FLUORESCENCE. $15.0k 6/7/17