SBIR-STTR Award

Systems and Services for Real-Time Web Access to NPP Data
Award last edited on: 12/20/2013

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA : MSFC
Total Award Amount
$697,335
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
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Principal Investigator
Jack Kelly

Company Information

Global Science and Technology Inc (AKA: GST Inc)

7855 Walker Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
   (301) 474-9696
   kelly@gst.com
   www.gst.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 05
County: Prince Georges

Phase I

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Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2010
Phase I Amount
$97,758
Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) proposes to investigate information processing and delivery technologies to provide near-real-time Web-based access to satellite data from the National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP). We will investigate computing hardware and software requirements for serving data products acquired through NPP Direct Broadcast to modelers, forecasters, and decision-makers, via industry-standard Web services, within minutes of sensor acquisition. This effort will fill in a notable gap in the transition between current observational systems and the future NPOESS (National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System.

Phase II

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Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2011
Phase II Amount
$599,577
Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) proposes to build a scalable, adaptable, and interoperable information processing and delivery infrastructure that will provide near-real-time access to satellite data from the National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), its follow-on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), and other near-real-time observations to modelers, forecasters, and decision-makers. Thanks to distributed Direct Broadcast facilities, a streamlined processing chain, and a scalable cloud computing environment, we propose to build technology that will reduce the latency in NPP data delivery to end-users from several hours to several minutes. Our proposed activity would serve near-real-time NPP, JPSS, and other data for the area within an antenna's satellite footprint via industry-standard Web-services, so as to maximize the use of these data by a broad set of users.