Evaluation of Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UASs) as an Alternative Data Collection Platform for Monitoring Marine Mammals

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Evaluation of Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UASs) as an Alternative Data Collection Platform for Monitoring Marine Mammals: A. Project Goals ¿ To develop methods to evaluate unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS, aka drones) as an alternative data collection platform for monitoring marine mammals including harbor seals, sea otters, and their habitats in Glacier Bay National Park (GLBA) and Wrangell St. Elias National Park (WRST), Alaska, to facilitate long-term population monitoring and to improve the safety, integration, and efficiency of future data collection efforts. B. Project Objectives ¿ i. To determine appropriate UAS platform and sensor combinations, develop sampling methods, and conduct surveys to collect digital imagery of harbor seals, sea otters, and their habitats including glacier ice. ii. To produce a written evaluation including a peer-reviewed publication that compares UAS platforms and occupied platforms for monitoring harbor seals, sea otters, and their habitats including glacier ice. iii. Based on the results of the above evaluation, select the most appropriate UAS platform and sensor combinations to meet current needs, and collaborate with NPS to produce a set of standard operating procedures that describes methods for using UASs to monitor marine mammals in GLBA and WRST.

Federal Grant Title:	Evaluation of Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UASs) as an Alternative Data Collection Platform for Monitoring Marine Mammals
Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service (DOI-NPS)
Grant Categories:	Information and Statistics
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	P19AS00240
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.945
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 17th, 2019
Original Application Deadline:	June 17th, 2019
Posted Date:	June 6th, 2019
Creation Date:	June 6th, 2019
Archive Date:	June 19th, 2019
Total Program Funding:	$49,917
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$49,917
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$45,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	June 6th, 2019

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Grants Management Officer Erica Cordeiro 907-644-3315
[email protected]
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