WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Coast Guard has issued a notice called: Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Evaluation of EO/IR Auto-Classification Technology To Improve USCG Operational Effectiveness.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 23 by M.P. Chien, Captain, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center.

Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Teledyne FLIR to evaluate their Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) technology and address its ability to train models for needs specific to USCG operations. The Research and Development Center desires to identify the capabilities, benefits, risks, and...