THIS COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT IS RESPONSIVE TO ESTABLISH DATA ACQUISITION PROTOCOLS AND A NETWORK OF INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SKY QUALITY METERS (SQM S) AND OTHER ATMOSPHERIC SENSORS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO TO MONITOR THE NIGHT SKY BRIGHTNESS. IT WILL GENERATE A DATABASE OF ITS PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC AND STAKE HOLDERS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MEMBERS OF THE COLLABORATION AND WILL DEVELOP OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO HELP EDUCATE COMMUNITIES. THE COLLABORATIVE AGENCIES WILL BE ABLE TO USE THESE PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND MONITOR THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION TO PROTECT THE NATURAL AREAS AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS AND TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT DARK SKY LOCATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR ASTRONOMICAL STUDIES.