SBIR/STTR Research Award

Low-Shot Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery

Award identifier 50dc02ee178af7f06ca67c2757406ce4cd9956f5ff0372d0a257dd2b872e31ffAwarding agency Department of Defense · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Award amount

$999,865

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2018

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Recipient company
ETEGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Proposal award date
2018-09-24
Contract end date
2020-09-23
UEI
FLKAMJTNTDY1
Solicitation number
2017.2
Topic code
NGA172-002

Research abstract

With the ever-growing number of imaging satellites in orbit the job of an analyst will change from eyes on pixels to analysis of informationfrom imagery thanks to automated image processing like object detection and change detection. Object detection algorithms have advancedto near human performance given that there is sufficient labeled data on which to train; however, obtaining this data is costly and timeconsuming. On the other hand the mission is immediate and potentially urgent. A preferable solution is to build upon historical training databut enable object detectors to identify new high value objects of interest from small sets of new data labels, i.e. new low shot classes. Etegentproposes to extend their demonstrated dual network low shot solution as well as investigate cutting edge approaches that leverage contextto provide a comprehensive solution to the low shot problem.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

94 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1997–2025). Reported award amounts total $50,147,198. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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