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Format Guidelines

Please use the online form found at the Submission Site.

Form Prompts and Questions

  • Principal investigator and contact information
  • Why is the request urgent?
  • By what date should the survey be completed for maximum benefit?
  • Is a future repeat survey necessary to achieve the research objectives? If yes, how far into the future should that survey occur?
  • Nearest landmark or approximate coordinates
  • Approximate size of the requested area
  • Area of interest (KML or KMZ)
  • Is your research problem currently funded by NSF? If yes, which program?
  • Title of proposed project
  • Project summary (500 words)
  • Intellectual merit (250 words)
  • Broader impact (250 words)
  • What is the tentative time for data analysis and resulting publication and dissemination?
  • Who will to analyze the data? How long is the analysis expected to take? (100 words)
  • How will the results be disseminated? (100 words)