PIEE #N6523626RE102

NIWC Atlantic seeks prototype for dual-purpose weather forecasting solution using polar-orbiting satellite data

NIWC Atlantic is seeking innovative prototype solutions for weather forecasting and visualization using polar-orbiting satellite data in remote, degraded, and disconnected environments. - Government Buyer: - Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Prototype development and demonstration for a dual-purpose weather forecasting solution - Solution must process and visualize polar-orbiting satellite data - Multi-tiered visualization architecture required: - Lightweight, ultra-low-bandwidth capability for high-priority imagery delivery to bandwidth-constrained nodes (e.g., South Pole) - High-fidelity analytical capability for detailed local weather modeling and flight safety assessments - System must operate reliably on limited local computing resources - Must ingest raw satellite data locally without high-bandwidth reachback - Data translation into open, non-proprietary formats - Reduce latency in delivering actionable meteorological visualization - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Functionality in extreme environments (e.g., Antarctica) - Support for open-standard scientific collaboration - Overcoming proprietary software limitations - Rapid deployability and scalability - No part numbers or quantities specified

Description

This is a new Area of Interest (AOI) 26-A011 under the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Cell Commercial Solutions Opening N6523626S0001. NIWC Atlantic requires a prototype capability to evaluate and demonstrate a rapidly deployable, integrated, and scalable solution for processing and visualizing polar-orbiting satellite data in extremely remote, degraded, and disconnected environments such as Antarctica. Currently, safety-of-flight planning and aviation route forecasting are impacted by regional bandwidth limitations and logistical maintenance constraints, and proprietary software outputs that impede open-standard scientific and meteorological collaboration. To close this operational capability gap, a successful prototype must validate a multi-tiered visualization architecture: a lightweight, ultra-low-bandwidth capability to deliver high-priority imagery to extremely bandwidth-constrained nodes (such as the South Pole), paired with a high-fidelity analytical capability for detailed local weather modeling and flight safety assessments. Success will be measured by the systems ability to operate reliably on limited local computing footprints, ingest raw polar-orbiting satellite data locally without relying on high-bandwidth reachback, translate data into non-proprietary open formats, and reduce the latency of delivering actionable meteorological visualization.

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