Cooperative Agreement F12AC01249

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,473,614.72 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Indiana Office Of Technology (In.gov), a division of the Indiana State Budget Agency. The purpose of this 3-year award, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, is to update the state of Indiana's LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) dataset. Specifically, the vendor will collect Quality Level 1 (QL-1) LiDAR data for the central...

Nearview LLC received a $149,999 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program. The grant funds the development of training data using unoccupied aerial systems to map and estimate biomass of intertidal vegetation at small spatial scales. Nearview will use drones to capture imagery at a 2-meter resolution to bridge data between small and large-scale ecological and remote sensing data. Artificial intelligence...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,657,323 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817). The project, titled "WASHINGTON SIX COUNTIES RE-COLLECTION PROJECT", will fund the collection of 7,770 square miles of full LiDAR coverage over six counties in Washington state at the Quality Level 1 standard. This re-collection effort will update and maintain...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) provides $1,479,640.00 to the State of Washington, Department of Ecology, to purchase Elevation Derived Hydrography (EDH) datasets that meet USGS specifications. The project will focus on six watersheds (HUC8) in eastern Washington, utilizing available 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) verified LiDAR data, and will also incorporate an additional...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $1,310,675 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to update and improve the accuracy of Washington's statewide hydrography dataset. The project, titled "Washington Modernized Surface Water Mapping", will focus on incorporating higher-resolution LiDAR-derived hydrography data that better captures the location and characteristics of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) will provide $1,656,600 to support the State of Michigan's 3D Hydrography Project (3DHP) covering the Western Upper Peninsula and Southwest regions. The project activities will leverage existing statewide LiDAR data to develop high-resolution digital elevation models and derive detailed GIS hydrography data, including river/stream flowlines, water bodies, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $615,996.00 from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) will fund the collection of repeat QL1 LiDAR data covering the entirety of Pierce County, Washington. The project aims to provide full, temporally consistent, county-wide elevation data coverage to track trends and monitor critical land, natural resource, and hydrologic projects. This builds upon previous LiDAR data collection efforts in...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is funding the development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed to monitor coastal erosion with high precision. The $305,000 award to Prime Pacific Enterprises LLC (doing business as Hawaii Pacific Drone Solutions) supports the creation of a control system that combines path planning, sensor-based position estimation, and...

Aren, Inc. received a $276,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to develop an automated damage detection analysis software platform for civil infrastructure assets. Funded under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, the award's goal is to facilitate data-driven decision making for infrastructure investment through increased automation of the asset management process. Specifically, Aren will develop foundational technical capabilities using 3D...

This $191,559 Project Grant Award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will enable Arizona State University to continue developing and operating the OpenTopography (OT) cyberinfrastructure platform. The OT platform provides web-based access to comprehensive topographic data from technologies like LiDAR, along with processing tools and educational resources. This award will advance the platform's capabilities to support new AI and ML use cases, facilitate...