Description

3D Surface Fuels & Vegetation Modeling Prize Challenge - Virtual Information Session

10:00 am–11:00 am EST, June 10th, 2026

The Central Florida Tech Grove is executing a prize challenge to identify innovative solutions that advance 3D surface fuels and vegetation modeling capabilities for wildfire planning, prediction, and operational response. The challenge seeks technologies that improve the collection, generation, visualization, and analysis of high fidelity vegetation and surface fuel data to support wildfire risk assessment and decision making across complex environments.

These solutions aim to enhance wildfire preparedness, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness on and near military lands where increasingly severe wildfire conditions present growing challenges.

Join us for the information session with subject matter experts to learn more about the challenge goals and technical requirements. The Tech Grove team will also be available to answer questions about the Challenge process.

Learn all about the Challenge Here.

Submissions from participants will be evaluated by subject matter experts (SMEs) and technical personnel with expertise in wildfire science, geospatial technologies, vegetation analysis, and operational modeling systems. Three finalists will be selected based on qualified submissions and participation in the Prize Challenge Demo Day.

Register today for the Information Session to learn more!

This session will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on our website challenge page.

Date & Time

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Central Florida Tech Grove

The Central Florida Tech Grove is a hub for accelerating collaboration and innovation in defense modeling, simulation, training, and human performance. Tech Grove is located in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is the epicenter of the nation's largest cluster of government, industry, academic, and industry organizations developing and delivering training and simulation products for our nation's military. Tech Grove was established in 2020 through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation. Ten other Department of Defense entities are Tech Grove members with NAWCTSD: US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS), US Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC), US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT), Defense Health Agency (DHA), U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP), Army Modeling Simulation Office (AMSO), and the Office of Naval Research through the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.

www.CentralFloridaTechGrove.org