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A -- MINE COUNTERMEASURE SENSOR DATA WORKSHOP SOL N61331-98-Q-JM04 DUE 091598 POC John Miller, Contract Specialist, (850)235-5399, Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (850)234-4863 The Office of Naval Research has begun a multiyear effort to archive, catalog, and disseminate a wide variety of high resolution mine countermeasure sensor data. The objective is to establish the largest and most comprehensive collection of mine warfare sensor data that it is readily available via FTP or web-based servers to general users for exploitation of new signal processing algorithms, target signature feature extraction, and environmental information, such as clutter statistics. It is hoped that by disseminating these data sets improved methodologies for detection, classification, and identification of mines may be realized. This database will form a solid reference point for future research in sensor and processing technology and will provide a technical foundation, which may lead to future funding opportunities for the investigators. Extensive ground truth and environmental information will also be included to maximize the utility of the data. The types of sensor data will likely include data from both operational and developmental systems, including acoustic, magnetic, and electro-optical systems. It is hoped that the database will be flexible enough to include unanticipated sensor data as well. Stave data (unprocessed data) will have the highest priority for inclusion into the database, as it provides the maximum flexibility to develop new, optimal signal processing algorithms. It is anticipated that both an unclassified and a classified version of the database will be made available. An unclassified workshop to define the data requirements (content, ground truth, environmental, format, etc.) and to solicit data for inclusion in the database in the near future will be hosted by the Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, FL on October 26 -- 27, 1998. We seek a wide representation of industrial, academic, and Navy participants in this two day workshop. Some travel costs may be defrayed by the workshop organizers, depending upon the number of interested participants. Selected workshop attendees may be asked to serve on the Naval Sensor Database advisory committee to assist the Office of Naval Research in reviewing and accepting data for inclusion in the database in the future. If you are interested in being considered as a workshop participant, please contact Lisa Tubridy at 850-235-5928 (tubridy_lisa@ccmail.ncsc.navy.mil) by September 15, 1998. (0152)

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