CFD Research Corporation SBIR Phase I Award, January 2020

A SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to CFD Research Corporation in January, 2020 for $119,939.0 USD from the U.S. Department Of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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SBIR/STTR Awards

SBIR/STTR Award attributes

SBIR/STTR Award Recipient

CFD Research Corporation

Government Agency

Government Branch

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Award Type

SBIR0

Contract Number (US Government)

NA20OAR02100840

Award Phase

Phase I0

Award Amount (USD)

119,9390

Date Awarded

January 1, 2020

End Date

June 30, 2020

Abstract

In this Phase I effort, CFD Research proposes the creation of a lightning services API using data from the GOES-16/17 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) and the development of valued-added lightning initiation and cessation products. Leveraging CFD Research’s experience in software and API development and atmospheric sciences for lightning research applications, this API will provide a simplified framework for serving near-hemispheric lightning information available on NOAA’s Big Data Project. The proposed work seeks to build upon and transition research and operational lightning information into applications that can be readily used and understood for the average, non-meteorologist, API user. These data services address the weather enterprise’s goal of reducing potential for injury and decreasing loss productivity due to lightning.