Department of Commerce — 2012 Investments

Prescient Weather provides weather and climate forecasting products, including the World Climate Service for sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts and CropProphet, a statistical system forecasting U.S. crop yield and production from weather, satellite, and field survey data.

AgTechClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Propagation Research Associates (PRA) researches and develops algorithms and devices to improve signal propagation for RF, infrared, and optical sensors, including atmospheric modeling for radar error mitigation, precision positioning for smart munitions, and adaptive interference cancellation.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Sunburst Sensors builds autonomous instruments (the SAMI and AFT product lines) that measure carbonate parameters such as pH, pCO2, and alkalinity in aquatic environments for long-term time series monitoring.

Climate TechDeep TechHardware