Freelancer Limited announced that it was awarded a USD 454,000 task order for a Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) project aimed at improving precipitation measurement technology. Through the new challenge, Reclamation is seeking new and improved designs for ground-based precipitation measurement devices, such as precipitation gauges. Precipitation measurement is important to water management and advancements measurement can contribute to improved forecasting of water supply, stream flows, and floods.

The challenge will aim to increase the accuracy and resolution of precipitation measurements, while addressing the operations and maintenance concerns associated with devices located in remote locations. The task order was issued under the NASA Open Innovation Services 2 (NOIS2) joint tender that allows NASA and other government agencies to host crowdsourcing activities and reach millions of innovators worldwide.