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A -- EARTH SCIENCE ENTERPRISE'S ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (AIST) PROGRAM SOL NRA-99-OES-08 DUE 012500 POC Dr. Glenn E. Prescott, Ass. Director for Technology (Information Systems), Phone (202) 358-0886, Fax (202) 358-2891, Email gprescot@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&;pin=04#NRA-99-OES -08. E-MAIL: Dr. Glenn E. Prescott, gprescot@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to solicit proposals in support of the Earth Science Enterprise's Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program. The Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) acquires, processes and delivers very large (gigabyte to terabyte) volumes of remote sensing and related data to public and governmental entities for use in understanding and solving major problems in the Earth Sciences, such as global change, environmental monitoring, agricultural inventory, etc. Information technology is currently employed throughout the ESE's space and ground systems, end-to-end, from on-board satellite data acquisition, through space-to-ground transmission, ground-to-ground networks, data capture and processing centers and ending with distribution and analysis by end users. The emphasis for this NRA is for on-board, space-based applications in the following five information system technology categories: (1) On-board satellite data processing and intelligent sensorcontrol; (2) On-board satellite data organization, analysis and storage, (3) Data Transmission and network configuration; (4) Intelligent platform control; and (5) Information system architectures and standards. It is anticipated that future NRAs will include end-to-end information system technologies The complete NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise Web Page at http://www.earth.nasa.gov under ''Research Opportunities'' 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 from November 30, 1999 through January 25, 2000, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. Letters of intent to submit a proposal are requested, but not required, by December 27, 1999. Posted 11/17/99 (D-SN401431). (0321)

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