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A -- REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND RANGE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOL NRA-98-OES-09 DUE 090898 POC Alexander J. Tuyahov, Manager, Earth Science Applications Research Program, Phone (202) 358-0250, Fax (202) 358-3098, Email atuyahov@hq.nasa.gov -- Mr. Douglas R Kahle, Program Planning Executive, Phone (202) 358-0745, Fax (202) 358-2769, Email dkahle@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NRA-98-OES-09. E-MAIL: Alexander J. Tuyahov, atuyahov@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to solicit proposals for Remote Sensing Applications Research in Agriculture, Forestry, and Range Resources Management designed to further the scientific understanding of the near-term applications potential of Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) research, data and attending technologies, e.g., Geographic Information Systems (GISs), for solving specific problems. This NRA is the first in a planned series of cooperative research programs aimed at extending the use of Earth science research and data products to national, state and local applications. This particular NRA is dedicated to exploring the ways in which NASA's remote sensing science and data might be applied to agriculture, forestry, ranges, and natural resource management. The NRA is one of several activities which have resulted from the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Secretary Dan Glickman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Mr. Dan Goldin, Administrator of NASA, providing the framework for advanced activities in the areas of science applications research relating to agriculture and associated discipline areas. The NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the ESE ''Home Page'' at ''http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/ese/'' under ''ESE Research Announcements'' or via anonymous ftp at ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/ese. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. This announcement will be open for the period from July 6, 1998 through September 8, 1998, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. (0173)

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