Technology Transfer Act of 1986

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed cooperative research and development 
agreement (CRADA) negotiations.

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SUMMARY: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is contemplating 
entering into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 
with 3DI, LLC to develop a semi-autonomous classification algorithm 
that can accurately map land cover units using satellite and airborne 
imagery, primarily radar data. Algorithm development will not be 
restricted to radar data because some applications and some land-cover 
units will also require the use of optical data to uniquely identify 
particular surface units or materials. This development will also 
include algorithms to prepare image data for classification and to 
perform post-classification analyses to refine the classifier's 
results.

INQUIRIES: If any other parties are interested in similar activities 
with the USGS, please contact: Philip A. Davis Jr.; 520-556-7133; 
pdavis@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is to meet the USGS requirement 
stipulated in the Survey Manual.

    Dated: November 16, 1999.
Janet L. Morton,
Chief Geologist.
[FR Doc. 99-31241 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
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