BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: HYPERSPECTRAL POLARIMETRY, IRRADIANCE, AND RADIANCE SYSTEM FOR GIMBAL ENABLED AUTONOMOUS R
BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $222,655. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite, Maritime & Undersea. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Biospherical Instruments won a NASA Phase I SBIR award to build HY-PIR GEARSS, a hyperspectral polarimetry system that autonomously measures light from the sea and sky using a gimbal mount. The project develops advanced sensors for radiometry that could support space-based or airborne environmental observations.
- Amount
- $222,655
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Sensors & Sensor Fusion Space & Satellite Maritime & Undersea
Description
PHASE I SBIR - HYPERSPECTRAL POLARIMETRY, IRRADIANCE, AND RADIANCE SYSTEM FOR GIMBAL ENABLED AUTONOMOUS RADIOMETRY OF THE SEA AND SKY (HY-PIR GEARSS)