2006 ROSES Proposal

Amendment No. 36 to NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences" (NNH05ZDA001N) establishes a new program element in Appendix A.33 entitled "Advanced Information Systems Technology" (AIST). This new program element solicits proposals for development of selected key technologies to enable an evolution of distributed Earth system sensors and processing components into sensor webs. This AIST program solicitation will concentrate on the architecture (i.e., the design, structure, and behavior) and development of system building blocks leading to autonomous sensor webs. Scenarios are required to show the relevancy of the proposed technology to the objectives of NASA Earth science. During the course of the technology development, the awardees will be required to participate in ESTO-sponsored sensor web technology workshops to advance information sharing on components and concepts. Notices of Intent to propose are due January 17, 2006, and proposals are due March 17, 2006.