SBIR/STTR Research Award
Commercializing probabilistic wildland fire prediction with Pyrecast
Award amount
$650,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Recipient company
- SPATIAL INFORMATICS GROUP LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-09-01
- Contract end date
- 2026-08-31
- UEI
- VTC4RJ86D2X6
- Solicitation number
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-010287
- Topic code
- 8.1
Research abstract
OurproposedworkmeetsSBIRgoalsoftransformingresearchintoproductsandservicesthatbenefit
societythroughsmallbusinessesandresearchinstitutioncollaboration.OurPhaseIIproposalaligns
withUSDAScienceandResearchStrategyPriorities#1:AcceleratingInnovativeTechnologiesand
Practicesbyaddressingwildfireimpactstoforestspeopleandpropertyanddevelopingthe
scientificunderstandingtomanagecomplexanduncertaineventsand#2:DrivingClimate-Smart
Solutionsthroughrecognitionthatchangingclimatealterswildfireriskaddressingsocietalneedfor
betterwildfirewarningtools.PlannedworkforSBIRPhaseIIincludes:1)incorporatinguncertainty
frameworkandvisualizationfeaturesdevelopedinPhaseISBIRintoPyreCast-awebbased
near-termfireforecastingplatform2)conductingaperformanceevaluationofwildfirebehavior
modelsusedinPyreCast3)incorporatingCAWFEwildfiremodelintoPyreCast4)updating
softwareandhardwarearchitecturetoimprovePyreCastplatformstabilityandallowforscalingofthe
systemtonewmarkets5)expandingPyreCastwildfireforecastcapabilitiestoincludeHawaiiand
Alaskaand6)developinganddeployinganelectricgridde-energizationdecisionsupporttool.With
LARTAprogramsupportweseektorefineourcommercializationplanandinitiateits
implementation.Refinementstothecommercializationplaninclude:1)improvingunderstandingof
competitors'marketshareandthepotentialmarketopportunitiesofPyreCast2)solidifyingour
go-to-marketstrategy3)identifyingapricingstructurefordifferentbusinessmodelsidentifiedinthe
commercializationplanand4)developingastrategicstaffingplanthatassessesandidentifiesthe
personnelneedstosupportPyreCastasitgainsmarketshare.
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- A framework for conducting, evaluating, and communicating probabilistic wildland fire prediction
- Developing a Near Real Time Monitoring System for Post Fire Vegetation Recovery for the Sierra Nevada, California
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
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- Upcycling of High Value Mass Timber Remnant with Advanced Automation
- Developing Durable Pathogen Resistance Through Inter-Specific Backcrossing in Hybrid Poplar
- A Portable Situational Awareness Toolset for Wilfires Suppression and Team Management
- Comprehensive Utility for Thinning Mechanically via Automated Prescription (CUTMAP)
Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2024). Reported award amounts total $898,780. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration