SBIR Phase I: Digital Starlab

这个小企业创新（SBIR）第一阶段项目将调查计算机投影系统在国家学校的天文馆中使用的可行性。 有了这样一台数字投影仪，一个模拟的夜空就可以成像，其运动和显示的能力超过了所有的博物馆天文馆，但最复杂的。 如果与适当的模拟软件相结合，可以利用信息技术鼓励互动和探究活动。 此外，天文馆投影仪将有能力分享没有其他;该系统将有助于促进跨学科研究，利用最新的天文和地理信息系统数据，并有助于教授国家标准的内容，特别是在中小学阶段的地球科学。

This Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Phase I project will investigate the feasibility of a computerized projection system to be used in planetariums in the nation's schools. With such a digital projector, a simulated night sky can be imaged with the capacity for a multitude of motions and displays surpassing all but the most sophisticated of museum planetariums. When coupled with suitable simulation software, information-based technology can be used to encourage interactive and inquiry-based activities. In addition, the planetarium projector will have capabilities shared by no other; that is, being able to project dynamically changing information displays of the earth, including plate tectonics, weather patterns, and biological distributions.The system proffered will help promote interdisciplinary studies, use the latest astronomical and GIS data, and aid in teaching the content of the national standards, especially earth science at the elementary and middle school level.