SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Automated Digital Elevation Model Generation and Terrain Visualization
- Notice Date
- 2/21/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541360
— Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Acquisition Technology (ACT), ACT Mail Stop P-158 12310 Sunrise Valley Road, Reston, VA, 20191-3449, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HM1582-07-T-0003
- Response Due
- 5/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2007
- Description
- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking to identify potential sources that can provide applications that include, at a minimum, but not limited to, the following: * Technologies to generate standard high fidelity digital elevation model (DEM) and digital surface model (DSM) products containing small post spacing as well as post-by-post absolute uncertainty estimates (i.e., Circular and Linear Error at 90% confidence level (CE90/LE90)); * Full spectrum of advanced DEM/DSM generation technologies and advanced sources (interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR), and light detection and ranging (LIDAR)); * Improved products, technologies, tools, processes, techniques, and methodologies to provide more rapid and more accurate production of DEMs/DSMs; * Advanced capabilities that will support a broad range of mission applications from precision geolocation to terrain analysis/visualization including various image modalities (e.g. electro-optical, synthetic aperture radar, infrared, motion video, LIDAR etc.); * Visualization of DEM uncertainty information through various methods: (1) contour lines, (2) 3-dimensional shaded relief renderings, (3) image pixel overlay on 3D shaded relief and (4) rendering of 90% confidence circles on 3D shaded relief; * The capability to minimize DEM artifacts and anomalies such as spikes and wells; * Innovative and efficient techniques for representing and storing the DEM elevations and propagating associated errors; * Fully automated DEM/DSM generation capabilities with the understanding that current technology may prohibit this without some form of human intervention; * Combinations of technologies to address specific requirements (e.g. automated feature extraction, image registration technologies, motion video technologies, etc.); and * Robust modules that can be integrated into other systems and complete systems, from sensor to product, for producing highly accurate DEMs/DSMs. The primary goal is to identify DEM/DSM technologies capable of producing accurate 3-D information. NGA seeks to produce DEM products that accurately model real-world terrain, using sensors on air-breathing and orbiting platforms and to characterize the product errors with reliable estimates of both systematic and random errors. Capability Statements must be delivered electronically by 5:00 EST on May 1, 2007 to the following e-mail address: Carla.A.Tharrington@nga.mil. Proprietary information must not be included as part of the submittal. This synopsis is issued for the purpose of determining interest, feasibility, and capability and does not constitute a Request for Proposal. Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision, and is not binding upon the Government. The Government will not pay for any information/items submitted in response to this synopsis. Data will not be returned. This synopsis does not commit the Government to award a contract. This synopsis is for market research only, and any procurement resulting from this announcement will be published separately in FEDBIZOPS and/or the NGA Web site at www.nga.mil. (Click on Business Opportunities). See uploaded document for additional subfactors and Capability Statement requirements.
- Record
- SN01236215-W 20070223/070221221334 (fbodaily.com)
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