ROCKVILLE, Md., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) as one of two companies to proceed with conceptual
designs for the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), the first step in a
proposed multiyear program to build an integrated environment for the
collection, distribution and application of coastal and ocean information.
The IOOS is intended to provide to NOAA information that will improve
predictions of climate change and weather, and better understand the effect of
these elements on coastal communities and the nation. The remote sensing and
data integration capabilities of these integrated systems also will improve
the safety and efficiency of marine operations; more effectively mitigate the
effects of natural hazards; improve national and homeland security; reduce
public health risks; more effectively protect and restore healthy coastal
ecosystems; and, enable the sustained use of ocean and coastal resources.
Lockheed Martin received a six-month, competitive contract to develop a
conceptual design, life-cycle cost estimate and viability narrative for the
IOOS. The award was made by NOAA on behalf of the federal interagency IOOS
partnership program, and lays the foundation for NOAA's integrated information
technology systems of the future.
Working in cooperation with NOAA and other IOOS partners, Lockheed Martin
will lead a research, systems and information technology team that includes
the Southeastern University Research Association, Itri Corporation and Metier
Ltd.
The IOOS contract is strategically linked to NOAA's future Global Earth
Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). Lockheed Martin's work, which started
March 1, will provide critical information for the eventual development,
implementation and delivery of the IOOS.
"This work will help us launch new capabilities for ocean observing, and
will contribute to a global earth observing system of systems that will
address key societal concerns of the United States and many other nations
around the globe," said Richard Spinrad, assistant administrator for NOAA's
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
"Our early work on this vital program supports a collaborative effort with
NOAA to build an integrated ocean observing system that will ultimately
protect lives, property and livelihoods," said Andy Patrichuk, vice president
of Civil Mission Solutions for Lockheed Martin. "We are extremely proud to be
selected for this project," added Jarvis Myrick, director of Enterprise
Content Management for Lockheed Martin.
The IOOS, which is the U.S. contribution to the oceans and coasts
component of the GEOSS, encompasses the oceans and United States' Exclusive
Economic Zone, Great Lakes and estuaries. The system's infrastructure
includes a network of buoys, ships, satellites, underwater vehicles and other
platforms that supply data and information needed for rapid detection and
timely prediction of changes in our oceans. An integrated system used to
observe all oceans will collect the data and make it available far more
efficiently than possible today so that information can better help project
the environment and ocean, save lives and benefit the economy.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 135,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services.
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http://www.lockheedmartin.com
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