The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $124,712 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Barn Owl Tech, Inc. The project, awarded on July 1, 2024, aims to develop an affordable, scalable system for comprehensive monitoring of rural road and traffic conditions using edge computing and environmental sensors integrated with camera technology. This solution seeks to address the challenges of power and communications infrastructure requirements, high-bandwidth data transmission, and burdensome data processing that have historically hindered the adoption of large-scale road monitoring systems, particularly in remote areas. Barn Owl Tech will work with St. Louis County, Minnesota, a research partner that has previously demonstrated the effectiveness of the company's remote camera installation approach, to further enhance the proposed system with integrated environmental sensors. The project is expected to be completed by February 28, 2025.
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