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A -- EXTENDING THE USE AND APPLICATIONS OF MISSION TO PLANET EARTH (MTPE) DATA AND INFORMATION TO THE BROADER USER COMMUNITY, CAN-97-MTPE-02 SOL CAN-97-MTPE-02 DUE 071497 POC Alexander J Tuyahov, Program Manager, Phone (202) 358-0250, Fax (202) 358-2770, Email alex.tuyahov@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#CAN-97-MTPE-02. E-MAIL: Alexander J Tuyahov, alex.tuyahov@hq.nasa.gov. This NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) solicits proposals from all sources for development of innovative uses and applications of Mission To Planet Earth (MTPE) science research results and associated data. The intent of this solicitation is to stimulate broad public use of MTPE s environmental data and/or to produce value added services to stimulate U.S. economic growth, improve the quality of life, and contribute to the implementation of a National Information Infrastructure. The National Research Council has recommended that NASA shift its EOSDIS implementation of these functions to a federation of competitively selected Earth Science Information Partners (ESIPs). NASA plans to initiate the Federation of ESIPs through an evolutionary, prototyping process, starting with a Working Prototype Federation (WP-Federation) of Working Prototype ESIPs (WP-ESIPs). The objective of the WP-Federation is to experiment with and evolve processes to make Earth system science data easy to preserve, locate, access and use for all beneficial applications, including research, education, and commercial, many of which may cross the Federation membership. Type 3 ESIPs are those providing data and information products and services to users beyond the Earth System Science Global Change research community and who enter into joint endeavor agreements with NASA MTPE in order to extend the benefits of MTPE beyond the research community or to enhance EOSDIS. This CAN solicits proposals for those wishing to be Type 3 Working Prototype-ESIPs (WP-ESIPs) designed to extend the benefits of the EOSDIS data and information beyond the MTPE research to part or all of the broader user community. Potential application areas of interest include (but are not limited to): atmospheric, oceanic, and land monitoring; water resources management; publishing; agriculture; forestry; health or vector-borne disease monitoring; transportation; aquaculture; mineral exploration; land-use and urban planning; libraries; cartography; education (K-12, university level, professional); entertainment; environmental hazards monitoring; marine and ocean applications; and other areas relating to the use of spatial data. CAN-97-MTPE-02 will be released on or about May 8, 1997. An electronic copy can be obtained from the Mission to Planet Earth Home Page: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/mtpe/ under MTPE Research Announcements or via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/mtpe. Paper copies will be available for those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202)358-3552 and leaving a message via voice mail. NASA will hold a Preproposal Conference on May 28. 1997 in the Washington D.C.. metropolitan area to answer questions about this and the companion CAN. Questions regarding this CAN should be submitted one week ahead of the conference to e-mail address MTPEEVAL@HQ.NASA.GOV in order for NASA to prepare a response for the Conference. Answers for questions raised at the Conference will be provided via the MTPE Home Page. The Preproposal Conference information and logistics will be available on the MTPE Home Page, at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/mtpe/nra.html, prior to the Preproposal Conference. Please check the Home Page for details prior to attending the Preproposal Conference. (0113)

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