Please pardon multiple copies of this message; please forward to interested
colleagues...
The newly formed National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has announced a
new funding opportunity under its University Research Initiative (URI).
The URI is intended to "enhance universities' capabilities to perform
research and related education in science and engineering areas critical to
national defense and NIMA missions."
SPECIFIC TOPIC TITLES FOR FY97 ARE:
Intelligent agents for geospation information discovery and retrieval
"Advanced Virtual Experts" - Knowledge Based and Expert Systems
Like-feature detection
Cognitive workload - key information needs in high-stress decision environments
Uncertainty in geospatial information representation, analysis, and
decision support
Cognitive aspects of geospation information
Formal models of spatial objects
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PRE-PROPOSAL WHITE PAPERS (NO MORE THAN 5 PAGES) ARE DUE BY 4 PM EST,
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997
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For more information see
http://164.214.2.57/.NIMA/URI.html
(capitalization is important)
Or, go through the NIMA home page (http://www.nima.mil/), Business
Opportunities/Solicitations/PCS
Best of luck to you all -- the data management community has much to offer
here!
--Barbara
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Barbara Blaustein Internet:
bblauste@nsf.gov
Database and Expert Systems Program Bitnet: bblauste@nsf
National Science Foundation Phone: 703-306-1926
4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1115 Fax: 703-306-0599
Arlington, VA 22230
URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iris/DBEShome.html
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