Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Fermi is a powerful space observatory that will open a wide window on the universe. Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light, and the gamma-ray sky is spectacularly different from the one we perceive with our own eyes. With a huge leap in all key capabilities, Fermi data will enable scientists to answer persistent questions across a broad range of topics, including supermassive black-hole systems, pulsars, the origin of cosmic rays, and searches for signals of new physics.
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Small satellites such as CubeSats are in need of responsive propulsion, but are limited due to their size. Though single pulse, AP/HTPB fueled solid rocket motors exist in the market, greater mission flexibility is to be had from a motor with the capability of a second ignition in the same volume constraints. Digital Solid State Propulsion (DSSP) proposes research into the technology to not only to enable a second pulse from a high thrust solid rocket motor, but also into a safer class of propellants called Electric Solid Propellants (ESPs). A barrier system, developed on other DSSP programs, would be the stepping stone for the dual pulse ability of the motor. The ESPs are a group of propellants that are electrically ignited, but safer to handle compared to standard solid energetic propellants. For in-space use, Aluminized variant of ESP would be improved and utilized for this application. Phase I funding would allow for the advancements of these technologies to a TRL 3. Then following basic research and design goals of a Phase I contract, a Phase II contract would allow the design and test of an integrated Delta-V and ACS propulsion into a 1U module at TRL 6.
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Published By Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Issued almost 10 years ago
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FEMA Framework Basemap datasets comprise six of the seven FGDC themes of geospatial data that are used by most GIS applications (Note: the seventh framework theme, orthographic imagery, is packaged in a separate NFIP Metadata Profile): cadastral, geodetic control, governmental unit, transportation, general structures, hydrography (water areas & lines. These data include an encoding of the geographic extent of the features and a minimal number of attributes needed to identify and describe the features. (Source: Circular A16, p. 13).
Published By U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This digital dataset defines the well locations for hydraulic-head observations used in the calibration of the transient hydrologic model of the Central Valley flow system. The Central Valley encompasses an approximate 50,000 square-kilometer region of California. The complex hydrologic system of the Central Valley is simulated using the USGSs numerical modeling code MODFLOW-FMP (Schmid and others, 2006). This application is referred to here as the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM) (Faunt, 2009). Utilizing MODFLOW-FMP, the CVHM simulates groundwater and surface-water flow, irrigated agriculture, land subsidence, and other key processes in the Central Valley on a monthly basis from 1961-2003. The USGS and DWR maintain databases of key wells in the Central Valley that are web-accessible (http://waterdata.usgs.gov and http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/, respectively). These data were combined to form a database of available water levels throughout the Central Valley from 1961 to 2003. More than 850,000 water-level altitude measurements from more than 21,400 wells have been compiled by the USGS or DWR and have been entered into their respective databases. However, only a small proportion of these wells have both sufficient construction information to determine the well-perforation interval and water-level measurements for the simulation period. For model calibration, water-level altitude data were needed that were (1) distributed spatially (both geographically and vertically) throughout the Central Valley, from the valley trough to the foothills; (2) distributed temporally throughout the simulation period (1961-2003); and (3) available during both wet and dry climatic regimes. From the available wells records, a subset of comparison wells was selected on the basis of perforation depths, completeness of record, climatic intervals, and locations throughout the Central Valley. Water-level altitude observations (19,725) for 206 comparison wells were used as calibration targets during parameter estimation. The CVHM is the most recent regional-scale model of the Central Valley developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).The CVHM was developed as part of the USGS Groundwater Resources Program (see "Foreword", Chapter A, page iii, for details).
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This data base (14,559 records) was received in January 1986. Principal gravity parameters include elevation and observed gravity. The observed gravity values are referenced to the International Gravity Standardization Net 1971 (IGSN 71). The data are randomly distributed within the boundaries of the Republic of South Africa.
Published By Department of Justice
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This dataset contains five elements for Sherman Act violations yielding a corporate fine of $10 million or more - Defendant name (Federal Government Fiscal Year) - Product - Fine ($ in millions) - Geographic scope (domestic or international) - Country
Published By Department of Energy
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Data on estimated coal reserves based on a demonstrated reserve base, adjusted for assumed accessibility and recovery factors, and does not include any specific economic feasibility criteria. Annual data available. Based on Form EIA-7 data. Users of the EIA API are required to obtain an API Key via this registration form: http://www.eia.gov/beta/api/register.cfm
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Aurora proposes to transition UMD methods for insect-inspired, lightweight vision- and optical sensor-based navigation methods for a combined air-ground system that leverages the unique capabilities of airborne systems to achieve a progressively refined map of the exploration region which can be accessed by agents within the autonomous team for localization, and by scientists and other ground observers. Research during the Phase–I developed requirements, performed analyses and basic research that provided proof-of-concept demonstrations for navigational capabilities that will enhance the autonomous planetary and asteroid robotic exploration. Techniques derived from recent research were explored to demonstrate a concept for autonomous bio-inspired vision aided navigation to achieve navigation in GPS and magnetometer denied environments, generate obstacle maps and a 3 dimensional map of the environment based on optical flow and navigating to the origin of a map only based on optical flow input. This innovative research is providing a demonstration of the possibility of developing low size, weight and power solutions for vision based navigation by leveraging research on bio-inspired methodologies. During Phase-II further maturation of the algorithms, implementation on a higher fidelity simulation and prototypes and a conceptual design for a flight system will be pursued.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This interim plan covers public access for Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. Sections include introduction, safety briefing protocols, entry procedure, types of public use, access, protocols on how public use will be monitored, limited, and controlled, key control, and use of Refuge by Old Timbers Lodge guests. Furthermore, a plan covering Jefferson Range access. Topics include range personnel, visitors, contractors, gate, fence, barricades, key control, safety signs, safety brief, communications, weapons safety footprint, emergency response, aircraft accident, fire response, law enforcement response, and Old Timbers Lodge. Additionally unexploded ordnance UXO response standing operating procedure is covered. These plans were developed to allow the Army to review and approve safety procedures prior to public use occurring on the refuge.
Published By U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Submarine canyons cut into the edge of the continental shelf and the continental slope along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast. Three canyons along the southern edge of Georges Bank (Lydonia, Oceanographer, Gilbert) were dredged and cored to study their modern sediments and the lithologies and ages of the rocks exposed on the canyon walls. As part of this study eleven cores were taken and the results of the textural analyses on the surficial sediments are contained in this data set.
Published By Department of Homeland Security
Issued almost 10 years ago
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The Hiring Tracking System, a centralized mainframe application, gives the ICE/CIS an automated means for tracking and determining the status of candidates selected for ICE positions, identifying bottle necks in the hiring process, and providing information on applicant race/ethnicity, sex and disability status and respond to Service reporting requirements. Information is obtained through strucured reports and an hoc query tool. Upon selection for a position, a record for the selectee is created in the system and the hiring processes are tracked until the selected candidate either Enters on Duty (EOD) or is disqualified during processing. A recent ESP/HITS link has simplified the establishment of the candidate record. The submission of SF-52s in ESP result in data being transferred to HITS, which automates the creation of the candidate record. HITS also tracks applicant data, functionality formerly contained in the insp Applicant System (INSAS), now retired.
Total mercury and methylmercury in freshwater mussels (Elliptio complanata) from the Sudbury River watershed, Massachusetts
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Remedial investigations associated with the Superfund Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA found highly elevated levels of mercury in sediment and fish samples from the Sudbury River, Massachusetts. Our study was conducted 1 to determine total mercury and methyl mercury concentrations in freshwater mussels from the Sudbury River watershed, and 2 to provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with sitespecific benthic invertebrate data for human health and ecological risk assessments of the river.
Published By US Agency for International Development
Issued almost 10 years ago
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eDelivery provides the electronic packaging and delivery of closed and complete OPM investigation files to government agencies, including USAID, in a secure manner. It eliminates the need to mail hard copies of investigative files.
Published By Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Issued almost 10 years ago
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The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation study deliverables depict and quantify the flood risks for the study area. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation flood risk boundaries are derived from the engineering information Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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ABSTRACT: Monthly biomass dynamics data (NPP) for the Vindhyan grassland site
Published By Department of Energy
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Utility level retail sales of electricity and associated revenue in 2011. Organized by reporting month, state, and by end-use sector, i.e., residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Based on Form EIA-826 data.
Published By Department of Veterans Affairs
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This guide describes the specifications for installing Kiosks at NCA Cemeteries
Multibeam collection for RC3003: Multibeam data collected aboard Robert Conrad from 1989-02-10 to 1989-03-12, departing from Fortaleza, Brazil and returning to Recife, Brazil
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This data set is part of a larger set of data called the MultiBeam Bathymetric Data Base (MBBDB) where other similar data can be found at http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/multibeam/
Published By Federal Laboratory Consortium
Issued almost 10 years ago
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The Robotics Realization Lab supports faculty and students in the Maryland Robotics Center by providing the most advanced human-safe robots for manufacturing and medical applications as well as mechanical and electrical rapid prototyping equipment to support the development of robot hardware that is not commercially available.
CHLOROPHYLL A and BACTERIA - BACTERIAL DENSITY ice core data collected in the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean on the LAURENCE M. GOULD and NATHANIEL B. PALMER cruises LMG0106, LMG0205 and others as part of the Southern Ocean GLOBEC project fr
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued almost 10 years ago
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NODC Accession 0112364 includes biological and ice core data collected aboard the LAURENCE M. GOULD and NATHANIEL B. PALMER during cruises LMG0106, LMG0205, NBP0104 and NBP0204 in the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean from 2001-07-28 to 2002-09-11. These data include CHLOROPHYLL A and BACTERIA - BACTERIAL DENSITY. The instruments used to collect these data include ice corer. These data were collected by Christian H. Fritsen of University and Community as part of Southern Ocean GLOBEC. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NODC on 2013-07-23. The following is the text of the abstract provided by BCO-DMO: Bacteria Abundance, Biomass and Chlorophyll a in Ice Cores NOTES: NBP0104: Cores labelled with "DNA" were collected for DNA analysis. Contributor: Dr. Christian Fritsen University and Community College System of Nevada Desert Research Institute Div. of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences 2215 Raggio Parkway Reno, NV 89512 Office: 775/673-7487 BG 235 - Methods used for chlorophyll a (chla) analysis and bacteria biomass determination Core Sampling techniques: Sampling methods for recovery of chlorophyll a and bacteria from sea ice cores follows those described in: Garrison, D.L. and K.R. Buck(1986), Organism losses during ice melting: a serious bias in sea ice community studies. Polar Biol., 6:237-239. Recommendations for reporting were used as outlined by: Horner, R. et al.,(1992), Ecology of Sea Ice Biota. I: Habitat, Terminology and Methodology. Polar Biol. 12:417-427 Analytic Techniques: Chla (mg m-3): determined fluorometrically (Turner Designs 10AU Fluorometer) following extraction in 90% acetone (Parsons et al., 1984) ice core chla corrected to account for chla in filtered sea water (FSW) added to core sections during melting Bacteria cell abundance (cells m-3) and biomass (mg C m-3): LMG 0106 preserved (0.5% glutaraldehyde) samples stained with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI; 0.1 to 0.3% final concentration), filtered through 0.2 mm black, polycarbonate membrane filters, and mounted onto glass microscope slides on the ship (within 24 hours following collection) bacteria enumerated using epifluorescence microscopy and sized using digital images taken with Image Pro Plus bacteria biomass determined using cell abundance, cell biovolume (BV; mm3; as determined from mean length and width measurements), and an allometric conversion factor for bacterial carbon per volume specific for DAPI-stained bacteria (cellular carbon = 218 X BV0.86; Loferer-Kribacher et al., 1998). ice core samples corrected for FSW dilution NBP 0104 preserved (0.5% glutaraldehyde) samples stained with Sybri Gold (0.01% final concentration), filtered through 0.2 mm Anodisc filters (Whatman), and mounted onto glass microscope slides at home institution (~1-2 months following collection) bacteria enumerated using epifluorescence microscopy and sized using digital images taken with Image Pro Plus bacteria biomass determined using cell abundance, cell biovolume (BV; mm3), and an allometric conversion factor for bacterial carbon per volume specific for Acridine Orange-stained bacteria (cellular carbon = 89.9 X BV0.59; Simon and Azam, 1989). Note: an AO-specific carbon per volume conversion factor was used in calculating biomass in Sybri Gold-stained samples because both AO and Sybri Gold stain bacteria cells similarly relative to DAPI (unpublished data). ice core samples corrected for FSW dilution Loferer-Kribacher, M., Klima, J., and R. Psenner. 1998. Determination of bacterial cell dry mass by transmission electron microscopy and densitometric image analysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64:688-694. Parsons,T.R., Maita, Y., and C.M. Lalli. 1984. A manual of chemical and biological methods for seawater analysis. Pergamon Press. Elmsford, New York. Simon, M., and F. Azam. 1989. Protein content and protein synthesis rates of planktonic marine bacteria. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 51, 201-213. updated: April 20, 2006
Published By Department of Justice
Issued almost 10 years ago
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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Series, previously called the National Crime Surveys (NCS), has been collecting data on personal and household victimization through an ongoing survey of a nationally-representative sample of residential addr
PASSIVE WIRELESS MULTI-SENSOR TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEM USING ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES Project
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This proposal describes the development of passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors and multi-sensor systems for NASA application to remote wireless sensing of temperature and pressure distributions in space vehicles and demanding environments. SAW devices are a mature technology used in numerous commercial wireless communication applications, satellites, and military systems. Research into the use of SAW devices as solid-state physical sensors is a relatively recent development, with potential emerging applications such as automotive tire pressure sensing. Much of the work reported has focused on single sensor devices and systems, with little work done on dense multi-sensor systems. The system proposed herein consists of multiple passive solid-state SAW sensors that can be interrogated remotely using RF signals, and that respond with a signal that encodes both the sensor's identity as well as measurements of temperature and pressure. The proposed research will study several innovative aspects of SAW sensor technology, including: new piezoelectric materials which can operate over large temperature ranges; new SAW device embodiments for measurement of temperature and pressure and their wireless transmission in multi-sensor environments; transceiver design and optimization given the SAW operating parameters; and innovative packaging and antenna considerations for rugged, small devices.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Regional management have requested that a prioritization process be developed for Region 8 for development and completion of WRIAs that best meet Regional priorities and focus on Refuges where water resources issues are most critical. A ranking system was developed to prioritize WRIAs for Refuges based on determining goals and objectives for successful and efficient development of WRIAs for Refuges. Regional management have requested that a prioritization process be developed for Region 8 for development and completion of Water Resources Inventory and Assessments WRIA that best meet Regional priorities and focus on Refuges where water resources issues are most critical. A ranking system was developed to prioritize WRIAs for Refuges based on determining goals and objectives for successful and efficient development of WRIAs for Refuges. Refuges were ranked to receive a WRIA by how well they met the following goals and objectives. Refuge has a need for a WRIA maximize need: WRIAs should be prioritized towards Refuges that have significant water resources issues that affect the ability of the Refuge to carry out management objectives. Greater severity of water supply and quality issues, complexity of water entitlement issues, and highly vulnerable to climate change Refuge staff requested a WRIA, assistance with understanding water rights, and assistance with hydrologic monitoringRegion 8 IM should focus first on refuges in which the WRIA is easier to conduct minimize difficulty: to improve efficiency and make greater progress toward completion with limited staff resources and time. Breadth and complexity of water supply sources, water quality, water entitlements, and water management issues are minimal Refuge water rights or water policy issues are relatively stable Refuge has easily accessible hydrologic monitoring data Refuge has well organized and well documented water informationThe needs and difficulty objectives were tradeoffs for example, a Refuge with complex water resources issues needs of a WRIA, but is also difficult to complete; there was a correlation between need and difficulty. We identified Refuges that are in the top third scores for greatest need. Among those Refuges, we prioritized those Refuges that were the least difficult to complete.
Published By U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Issued almost 10 years ago
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Lists the datasets for this domain. The format should correspond to the spec at http://project-open-data.github.io/schema/