SBIR-STTR Award

The innovation of Synthetic Aperture Radar for AGriculture (SARAG) is the operationalization and true integration of satellite radar remote sensing for agricultural monitoring and assessment. While many SAR sensors have been utilized for crop mapping (i.e., ERS-1, ENVISAT ASAR, TerraSAR-X, Radarsat, ALOS-1), no options for cost efficient, systematic, and continental scale data have existed until now. In this new Phase 1 SBIR we are expanding upon current research to integrate SAR products and workflows into global food security Decision Support Tools and expand ecosystem services markets. This effort will support NASA missions, prep for NISAR, and democratize SAR into existing DSTs.

Potential NASA Commercial Applications:
(Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words) - Help NASA support GEOGLAM and food security missions- Add SAR data streams to FEWSNET and USDA NASS- Democratize use of SAR with open source tools- Support USDA NASS area and yield estimates- Provide value added services and enhance use of SAR data access for ASF- Prep for NISAR and develop end user services

Potential NON-NASA Commercial Applications:
(Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words) Private sector and precision ag community end usersCommodity marketsConservation ecosystem services marketsCarbon accounting MRV tools

Technology Taxonomy Mapping:
(NASA's technology taxonomy has been developed by the SBIR-STTR program to disseminate awareness of proposed and awarded R/R&D in the agency. It is a listing of over 100 technologies, sorted into broad categories, of interest to NASA.) Data Fusion Data Processing Image Analysis Image Processing Knowledge Management