This is a $106,953.51 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on September 1, 2018. The contract is focused on using data from airborne imaging spectrometers to quantify the impact of the 2012-2016 California drought on vegetation across urban landscapes. The goal is to assess the capabilities of these imaging spectrometers to track changes in vegetation health and condition over time in urban areas....
This is a $105,000.00 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to evaluate the potential of NASA's proposed HyspIRI (Hyperspectral Infrared Imager) mission for ecosystem monitoring at the plant species level. The research aims to assess the capability of HyspIRI's visible-shortwave infrared (VSWIR) and thermal infrared (TIR) spectra to identify California plant species, analyze seasonal and...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for the development of hyperspectral equivalent water thickness retrievals to monitor water stress. The award is not set aside and has an ultimate completion date of October 3, 2026. UCSB, as a public research university, has extensive expertise in areas such as climate research, remote sensing, and measurement devices, which it will leverage to...
This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct satellite-based mapping of freshwater resilience and conservation potential on 270 remote Pacific islands. The contract is a grant for research, without any set-aside designation, and has an ultimate completion date of October 3, 2026. UCSB, a public research university with expertise in areas such as...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) was awarded a $165,000.00 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on how humans are interacting with the natural world. The award, Contract ID 80NSSC20K1475, is for a project that will develop techniques and products to utilize NASA and partner organization resources in novel ways to expand our understanding of human-environment interactions. The award does not have a set-aside designation,...
This $150,000.00 federal grant award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct research on "BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LAND AND ATMOSPHERE BY QUANTIFYING WILDFIRE FUELS AND EMISSIONS." As a public research university, UCSB has extensive expertise in climate research and frequently collaborates with other leading institutions on federally funded projects. The grant, which has an ultimate completion...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has been awarded a federal Grant for Research contract (Contract ID: 80NSSC21K1160) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to assess the consistency and suitability of WorldView (WV) satellite data for temporal analysis of a geographic area. The contract, which has a ceiling value of $188,582.18 and a completion date of November 27, 2023, does not have a set-aside designation. UCSB, operating through its Office of...
This federal contract award, valued at $965,051.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct research on the validation of ocean color instrument (OCI) water-leaving reflectance data products. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is a grant for research with a final completion date of December 6, 2027. UCSB has extensive expertise in areas such as...
This federal contract award, valued at $899,981.92, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to empower NASA scientists to work with NASA data on the cloud. The project aims to develop co-created community practices and resources that build on existing efforts in scientific coding, cloud computing, open science, and community engagement. As a public research university, UCSB has extensive expertise in various...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), operating through its Office of Research, has been awarded a $657,405.59 research grant (Contract ID: 80NSSC20K0159) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The objective of this grant is to partner with the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) to co-develop improved decision support tools (DSTs) that translate Earth observation (EO) data into enhanced in-season drought and agricultural mapping...
This federal contract award, NNX16AO58H, was issued by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The $117,250 training grant aims to leverage HYSPIRI-like hyperspectral and thermal imagery to quantify the effects of urban vegetation and materials on local microclimates. The project will analyze data collected during NASA's 2013-2015 Airborne HYSPIRI Preparatory Campaign over Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, California to map sub-pixel urban surface properties and relate them to temperature and vegetation patterns. This work supports NASA's Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems focus area and the HYSPIRI mission's goal of studying global ecosystems. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was competed in a full and open competition. As a public research university, UCSB frequently collaborates with other leading institutions on federally funded grants and contracts across a range of scientific disciplines.