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Federal Oil and Gas Participating Areas Utah May 2015
opendata.utah.gov | Last Updated 2016-08-24T20:36:10.000Z
This data set contains a Shapefile for Federal Oil and Gas Participating Areas in Utah for 5/26/2015. Data is from the Bureau of Land Management.
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Maturing the TRL of a Complete CDEX Dating Instrument
data.nasa.gov | Last Updated 2020-01-29T05:04:05.000Z
Science goals We have developed an instrument to assess and revise the history of the inner solar system, search for organics, and reveal the history of habitability called “the Chemistry and Dating EXperiment" (CDEX) instrument. The CDEX instrument is uniquely able to map microscopic chemical and organic context of a sample, while simultaneously determining age. The instrument measures rubidium-strontium (Rb-Sr) isotopes using laser ablation resonance ionization mass spectrometry (LA-RI-MS) for isobar free elemental separation. The RI lasers can be turned off to assess chemistry in LA-MS mode, or organics in two-step laser MS mode. This instrument was the basis for Discovery and Mars 2020 proposals, and planning is underway for future Discovery and New Frontiers opportunities. This proposal specifically addresses instrument TRL deficiencies identified under these earlier flight proposals, and will improve the TRL of the integrated instrument from 4 to 5-6. Methodology This proposal focuses on 1) development of a Rb fiber laser, 2) development of a sample gripper and grinder subsystems, and 3) integration and validation of a complete TRL 5-6 CDEX instrument. Specifically, based on our successful development of Sr and ablation lasers under a 2014 NASA MatISSE, we will produce a Rb RI fiber laser subsystem, raising the laser subsystem TRL from 4 to 5-6. The fiber laser design, built in partnership with Aerospace Corporation, improves on the solid-state laser system we built earlier by reducing input power by 50%, increasing output power by 4X, reducing mass by 3X, and reducing optical interfaces by 10X. Reducing the number of optical interfaces is crucial to reducing alignment and contamination requirements. The Rb laser will then be tested and integrated with the existing Sr and ablation lasers subsystems, along with a contributed TRL 6-9 flight spare mass spectrometer from the University of Bern. The integrated CDEX will be lifetime tested in relevant environments at SwRI, and validated by repeating existing benchtop measurements. Sample handling for the instrument will be demonstrated, including development and testing of a sample gripper and grinder, followed by verification measurement on CDEX. The gripper and grinder development adapts existing high TRL technologies from MDA and HoneyBee Robotics to the CDEX instrument. Finally, we will continue our ongoing sample benchtop measurement campaign, expanding the suite of successful demonstration measurements, thereby raising the maturity of the LARIMS dating method. Proposal objectives 1) Define flight requirements, environments, and interfaces; 2) Develop, build, environmentally test, and validate a Rb fiber-laser subsystem; 3) Integrate all three lasers (Rb, Sr, and ablation) with a miniature mass spectrometer; 4) Verify and validate instrument performance; 5) Perform lifetime and lunar environmental testing; 6) Validate sample handling, including a gripper, grinder, and docking interface; 7) Build scientific support through ongoing bench-top dating measurements. Relevance These measurements are relevant for missions to the Moon, and Mars, as well as other inner solar system targets like Vesta. Specifically, the instrument is relevant to multiple NASA goals, such as: A) For Mars, the NRC Decadal Survey specifically supports: “development of instruments [including] ... in situ geochronology experiments”; B) MEPAG Goals III.A.3-10, but especially 3, specifically call for “Constrain[ing] the absolute ages of major Martian crustal geologic processes... and the cratering rate. ... with both in situ and returned sample analysis...”; C) For the Moon, the NRC DS has a primary goal of: “Determin[ing] the chronology of basin-forming impacts and constrain[ing] the period of late heavy bombardment in the inner solar system, and thus address[ing] fundamental questions of inner solar system impact processes and chronology”.
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HCDA Districts [arcgis_rest_services_AdminBnd_MapServer_22]
data.hawaii.gov | Last Updated 2017-12-28T22:39:30.000Z
Layer Name: HCDA (Hawaii Community Development Authority) DistrictsLayer Type: PolygonFile Name: hcda_districtsStatus: CompleteGeog. Extent: Main Hawaiian IslandsProjection: Universal Trans Mercator, Zone 4 (Meters)Datum: NAD 83 HARNDescription: Community development districts under the authority of HCDA which include the Kalaeloa Community Development District, the Kakaako Community Development District and the Heeia Community Development District.Source: Created by the state Office of Planning, 2017, by extracting boundaries from the C&C of Honolulu’s Zoning and TMK parcels layers.History: Kalaeloa District – created using county F-1 zoning; Kakaako District – created using county Kakaako Comm Dev District zoning; Heeia District – created using various county TMK parcels with help from HCDA.Attributes: Polygons:District Community Development DistrictAcres Area of polygon (acres)
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RICAPS Pacifica Greenhouse Gas Emissions Summary
datahub.smcgov.org | Last Updated 2019-10-17T17:46:43.000Z
Summary data of each city's contribution to reduction measures of greenhouse gas emissions in the County. Each city in San Mateo County has the opportunity to develop its own Climate Action Plan (CAP) using tools developed by C/CAG in conjunction with DNV KEMA https://www.dnvgl.com/ and Hara. http://www.verisae.com/default.aspx. This project was funded by grants from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Climate Action Plans developed from these tools will meet BAAQMD's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines for a Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. For more information, please see the RICAPS site: http://www.smcenergywatch.com/progress_report.html
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Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) Energy Usage (kWh), Two Year Comparison: Line Chart
opendata.maryland.gov | Last Updated 2020-01-24T19:24:21.000Z
To substantially reduce energy costs and consumption by State government, an energy/electricity competition was established in 2011 between the 16 largest energy-using agencies. Each agency's consumption of electricity (kWh) and total energy (MMBTU) from significant facilities is monitored in relation to a baseline year of FY 2008. Significant facilities are those that have been occupied by the State since 2008 and are air-conditioned. An overall goal is set for State agencies to reduce energy/electricity consumption by 15% by 2015 to Lead By Example. To view how the State and each of the 16 agencies are performing, please select between energy and electricity, and select an agency using the options to the right. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 runs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. The Fiscal Year 2014 runs from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
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RICAPS Daly City Greenhouse Gas Emissions Summary column chart 2
datahub.smcgov.org | Last Updated 2019-10-17T17:46:43.000Z
Summary data of each city's contribution to reduction measures of greenhouse gas emissions in the County. Each city in San Mateo County has the opportunity to develop its own Climate Action Plan (CAP) using tools developed by C/CAG in conjunction with DNV KEMA https://www.dnvgl.com/ and Hara. http://www.verisae.com/default.aspx. This project was funded by grants from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Climate Action Plans developed from these tools will meet BAAQMD's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines for a Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. For more information, please see the RICAPS site: http://www.smcenergywatch.com/progress_report.html
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Increase in CFS Program Participants - Department KPI
sharefulton.fultoncountyga.gov | Last Updated 2020-02-24T15:49:19.000Z
CFS provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming open to the public. CFS contractors present programs that reflect the cultural diversity of the County, captures the imagination of adults, families and youth, invigorate neighborhood growth, support economic development and provides jobs. This performance measure tracks the percentage growth in Contracts for Services (CFS) program participation. The measure captures the CFS programs ability to attract new applications from non-profits arts organizations and individual artists. (2019)
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Small Airborne Hyperspectral Wide Area Imager for Disaster Response and Earth Science Project
nasa-test-0.demo.socrata.com | Last Updated 2015-07-20T05:14:55.000Z
The proposed hyperspectral plus LWIR system will deliver high signal to noise performance, a wide spectral range, nominally 365 nm to 1.7 um, a single long wave IR band, low optical aberration This sensor system is designed to fit within the size, weight, and power (SWaP) envelopes of small to medium sized UAS (such as the Sierra operated by NASA Ames Research Center) and manned light aircraft (such as the Cessna 172). The system is based on an anamorphic hyperspectral imager. In addition to the UV/Vis/SWIR hyperspectral imager the system will include a single band Long Wave IR (LWIR) imager providing temperature information which is useful for a wide variety of environmental research, and extends the application of the instrument to a number of problems including disaster response, oil spill mapping and detection, and wild fire research. With this NASA SBIR proposal we will develop the system specifically for environmental research and monitoring to a TRL 8 with the final six months of the Phase II dedicated to calibration, flight tests, and development of a certified installation for light aircraft.
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Adaptive Distributed Environment for Procedure Training Project
nasa-test-0.demo.socrata.com | Last Updated 2015-07-20T05:32:41.000Z
With its constantly evolving portfolio of highly technical systems requiring human construction maintenance and operation, NASA has an extreme form of a common yet challenging training problem: how to ensure that personnel are qualified on the (often changing) procedures required to work on or with these systems. Simulation-based training that enables learning while doing is a proven approach, but dependence on hardware-based simulators and the requirement for human instructors to develop and supervise training scenarios raise costs and limit flexibility in delivering training and retraining. We propose to build a distributable intelligent tutoring system (ITS) exploiting a unified representation of human and robotic mission activities that can be used to (1) trace student activity to assess, prompt, and correct their actions, (2) simulate robotic activity, (3) control training scenario generation/selection, (4) cover both general and specific cases, (5) allow for varying degrees of detail in human and robotic activity, (6) support extended scenarios involving multiple procedures, and (7) track detailed re-training requirements resulting from changes in procedures. The innovative merger of general procedure descriptions with specific scenario scripts will facilitate more efficient authoring of consistent broad-coverage automated simulation-based training while retaining the ability to author specific scenarios when needed.
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Hybrid Heat Pipes for High Heat Flux Applications Project
nasa-test-0.demo.socrata.com | Last Updated 2015-07-20T05:34:47.000Z
The thermal transport requirements for future spacecraft missions continue to increase, approaching several kilowatts. At the same time the heat acquisition areas have trended downward, thereby increasing the incident heat flux. Current incident heat flux for laser diode applications is on the order of 5-10W/cm2, although this is expected to increase towards 50W/cm2. This is a severe limitation for axial groove aluminum/ammonia constant conductance heat pipes (CCHPs). The maximum heat flux in a CCHP is set by the boiling limit, which typically start at 5 W/cm2 for axial grove wicks, and 20-30 W/cm2 for powder metal wicks. The innovation is to develop CCHPs with either a sintered wick, or a hybrid grooved and sintered wick. A hybrid grooved and sintered wick CCHP will allow operating at higher heat fluxes as compared to axial groove design and can also operate against gravity on the planetary surface, operate in space, carrying power over long distances, act as a thermosyphon on the planetary surface for Lunar and Martian landers and rovers, and demonstrate a higher transport capability than an all-sintered wick.