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NOAA and Google team up to advance the use of AI hurricane and tropical weather forecast models

July 8, 2025AICRADAHurricanePartnershipWeather

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Google LLC are teaming up to maximize the benefits of a new artificial intelligence (AI) weather forecast model to advance NOAA’s mission to save lives, mitigate property loss and improve the nation’s economy by…

NOAA and Honeywell to explore use of HALAS upper-air data to aid in weather forecasting

February 12, 2024CRADA

NOAA’s National Weather Service and Honeywell Aerospace Technologies signed a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to deploy a high-altitude LiDAR Atmospheric Sensing (HALAS) ground system and to evaluate the upper-air data gathered to determine if it could aid in…

NOAA, SpaceX Enter Cooperative Agreement for Automated Collision Avoidance R&D

January 31, 2024

NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) have entered into a no-exchange-of-funds Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for research and development activities related to automated collision avoidance and satellite conjunction assessment screenings.

NOAA and Indigenous tribal partner advance aquaculture with science

November 29, 2023aquacultureCRADA

The Jamestown S’klallam Tribe in the U.S. Pacific Northwest has a mantra: “What is done today, can impact seven generations from now.” The spirit of that mantra underlies a unique public-private partnership that has successfully fused science with local Native…

Guinness World Records: two great accomplishments by NOAA and partners that made the book

September 14, 2023

The 2024 edition recognizes NOAA and industry partners for the highest wind speed recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle and for endurance inside a tropical storm.

NOAA and Community Offshore Wind to partner on environmental monitoring program

September 14, 2023

The agreement focuses on informing development of an environmental monitoring program for the offshore wind project off the shores of New York and New Jersey.

NDBC and Sofar agree to three year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

September 14, 2023

The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and Sofar Ocean have signed an agreement to explore potential benefits of co-use of technologies and methodologies by exchanging technical knowledge.

Ripple effect: A public-private partnership advances ocean science

June 30, 2023big dataocean observationspublic-private partnershipSaildroneUxS

A successful partnership between NOAA and Saildrone, Inc. has expanded to support research missions across agency led to business growth and technological innovation, and contributed to the broader New Blue Economy.

NOAA and the University of Rhode Island Sign Agreement to Explore Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development

June 15, 2023CRADAmarine ecosystemswind energy

NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the University of Rhode Island have signed a 5-year formal partnership agreement to research how offshore wind energy development will affect marine ecosystems and the people who live near, or work on, the ocean.…

NOAA, Proteus Ocean Group partner to explore use of underwater research station to increase ocean understanding

May 3, 2023

NOAA and the Proteus Ocean Group have signed a formal agreement to use the “underwater space station of the ocean” PROTEUS™ to advance marine science, research, and education, furthering our understanding of the ocean environment and revealing solutions to some…

NOAA and L3Harris partner for better, faster satellite data

March 6, 2023CRADAPartnershipsatellite

NOAA and L3Harris have entered a formal agreement with the goal of improving technology that will enable NOAA to handle an increase of satellite data expected during the next decade.

How a NOAA partnership helped create a seaweed dream team

February 8, 2023aquaculturepublic-private partnershipseaweed

A NOAA partnership has helped land-based macroalgae farm SOLSEA achieve profitable seaweed production while contributing to innovative research.

Missions accomplished: research partnerships advance NOAA innovation

December 22, 2022CRADA SuccessTechnology Transfer Success

Public-private partnerships are vital for bringing private sector innovation and agility to NOAA’s research and development efforts. One of the key tools in NOAA’s partnership toolkit is the CRADA, or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.

NOAA, Microsoft team up to advance Climate-Ready Nation

November 30, 2022

NOAA and Microsoft have forged a formal agreement to harness Microsoft’s cloud computing tools and help advance NOAA’s mission to create a Climate-Ready Nation.

An Irish Oyster Farmer and a CEO of an Aquaculture Research Company Discuss the Future of Probiotics

August 13, 2022aquacultureCRADA

Industry stakeholders offer unique perspectives on the benefits of a NOAA developed oyster probiotic OY15 and the impact it could have on oyster hatcheries worldwide.

NOAA uses array of marine and air uncrewed tools to improve hurricane forecast models

August 3, 2022CRADAPartnershipPhase IIISaildroneSBIRSBIR NewsSBIR SuccessUxS

In partnership with NOAA, Saildrone Inc. is deploying seven ocean drones to collect data from hurricanes during the 2022 hurricane season with the goal of improving hurricane forecasting. For the first year, two saildrones will track hurricanes in the Gulf…

Eruption highlights how NOAA technological innovation powers public safety, economic development, and scientific discovery

July 7, 2022Cooperative Research and Development AgreementInstrumentLicensed TechnologyPatented TechnologyTechnology Transfer NewsTechnology Transfer Success

When a volcano in the South Pacific Ocean erupted in January 2022, NOAA researchers were well-equipped to study the multi-hazard event by sky and by sea. Key technologies and strategic partnerships made it possible for NOAA to issue warnings that…

Partnership to advance ecosystem models, water level predictions

June 15, 2022ClimateCRADAPartnership

Collaboration designed to improve response to coastal climate risks. NOAA and climate analytics company, Jupiter Intelligence, signed a formal agreement to advance understanding of coastal ecosystems, precipitation and water level predictions. The goal of the partnership is to support community…

NOAA’s Cooperative R&D Agreements – Supporting Partnerships with the U.S. Private Weather Industry

May 31, 2022ClimateWeather

NOAA laboratories regularly partner with private sector companies to conduct work that is mutually beneficial and helps to accomplish the NOAA mission.

NOAA teams up with Viking to conduct and share science aboard new Great Lakes expedition voyages

January 16, 2022CRADAGreat Lakes

NOAA plans to expand its research in the Great Lakes region as the agency teams up with the travel company Viking to carry scientists aboard new expedition voyages planned to begin in 2022.

Public-private research partnerships are fueling NOAA innovation

January 11, 2022CRADA SuccessPartnershipTechnology Transfer Success

A record number of NOAA Cooperative Research and Development Agreements in 2021 has generated scientific and economic benefits Research partnerships are increasingly important as scientists work to address complex global problems like coastal resilience, food security, and climate change.

Exploring the Pacific Arctic Seasonal Ice Zone With Saildrone USVs

January 10, 2022PartnershipsUxS

NOAA PMEL researchers sent ocean drones to the U.S. Arctic to test their remote navigation capabilities close to ice and to collect data on Arctic weather, climate, and ecosystems. The saildrones were equipped to observe oceanic and atmospheric variables that…

These 5 technologies are helping save our ocean

June 25, 2021Lionfish TrapNightseaOyster ProbioticSaildroneWhale Migration Camera

Protecting and exploring our global ocean is a huge job: It covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface. Cutting-edge technologies help us dive deeper, gather more ocean data and solve some of its biggest challenges. Here are 5 innovative…

New technology uses NOAA data to provide faster disaster warnings

October 16, 2020AIbig datasatellitewildfires

Mayday.ai applies artificial intelligence to NOAA satellite imagery to detect natural disasters, starting with wildfires Story originally published on Environmental News Network In 2017, as Kian Mirshahi watched wildfires rage across his home state of California, he wondered if there…