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USGS scientist Joe Adams preparing a UAS mounted EPA Kolibri emissions sampler at the annual grassland burns at Konza Prairie Biological Station
USGS scientist Joe Adams preparing a UAS mounted EPA Kolibri emissions sampler at the annual grassland burns at Konza Prairie Biological Station
Image of proposed slack water harbor location of the Arkansas River taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
Image of proposed slack water harbor location of the Arkansas River taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
USGS researchers Joe Adams and Matt Burgess preparing for UAS flights at the NOAA Table Mountain site just north of Boulder Colorado
USGS researchers Joe Adams and Matt Burgess preparing for UAS flights at the NOAA Table Mountain site just north of Boulder Colorado
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl collecting a spectral measurement in a wetland at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The PVC pipe quadrat was placed around materials of interest (in this image, pink Salicornia vegetation) and the small panel was used as a white reference prior to spectrometer measurements.
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl collecting a spectral measurement in a wetland at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The PVC pipe quadrat was placed around materials of interest (in this image, pink Salicornia vegetation) and the small panel was used as a white reference prior to spectrometer measurements.
Sedimentary structures, such as ripple bedforms, are used to determine depositional environments and flow directions.
Sedimentary structures, such as ripple bedforms, are used to determine depositional environments and flow directions.
USGS researcher Victoria Scholl (NUSO) returns after collecting previously deployed scale bar and ground control point survey targets along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon, New Mexico.
USGS researcher Victoria Scholl (NUSO) returns after collecting previously deployed scale bar and ground control point survey targets along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon, New Mexico.
UAS ground control point survey targets deployed along the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
One of the ground control point survey targets deployed along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon and used to provide accurate GPS data during the UAS data collection flights.
UAS ground control point survey targets deployed along the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
One of the ground control point survey targets deployed along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon and used to provide accurate GPS data during the UAS data collection flights.
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl (NUSO) places a scale bar and ground control point survey target along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon. GPS data from these targets and derived from the UAS collected imagery helps ensure high positional and geometric accuracy of georeferenced data products including 3D models.
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl (NUSO) places a scale bar and ground control point survey target along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon. GPS data from these targets and derived from the UAS collected imagery helps ensure high positional and geometric accuracy of georeferenced data products including 3D models.
USGS remote pilot Todd Burton replaces UAS batteries during a mission at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico. Batteries last for only around 15 minutes, therefore a minimum of six sets are typically taken into the field which allows each used set to be cooled down, recharged, and then reused in the field.
USGS remote pilot Todd Burton replaces UAS batteries during a mission at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico. Batteries last for only around 15 minutes, therefore a minimum of six sets are typically taken into the field which allows each used set to be cooled down, recharged, and then reused in the field.
USGS scientist Mark Bauer reviews the imagery being acquired from a UAS at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
USGS scientist Mark Bauer reviews the imagery being acquired from a UAS at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
Prior to the UAS flights USGS researchers Amy Gilmer, Theresa Schwartz, and Victoria Scholl hike up Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico to place ground control targets and scale bars.
Prior to the UAS flights USGS researchers Amy Gilmer, Theresa Schwartz, and Victoria Scholl hike up Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico to place ground control targets and scale bars.
Prior to the UAS flights USGS researchers Amy Gilmer, Theresa Schwartz, and Victoria Scholl hike up Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico to place ground control targets and scale bars.
Prior to the UAS flights USGS researchers Amy Gilmer, Theresa Schwartz, and Victoria Scholl hike up Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico to place ground control targets and scale bars.
USGS remote pilot Mark Bauer flies a UAS with a stabilized gimbal with vibration dampening mounted with a Sony A7r camera with a locked focus using a 14mm wide angle lens at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico.
USGS remote pilot Mark Bauer flies a UAS with a stabilized gimbal with vibration dampening mounted with a Sony A7r camera with a locked focus using a 14mm wide angle lens at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico.
USGS scientists hiking to place UAS ground control targets at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
NUSO researchers worked with USGS geologists in September 2021 to establish and test unique photogrammetric data collection techniques utilizing UAS along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon.
USGS scientists hiking to place UAS ground control targets at the Cimarron Canyon in New Mexico
NUSO researchers worked with USGS geologists in September 2021 to establish and test unique photogrammetric data collection techniques utilizing UAS along the Paleocene Poison Canyon Formation in the Cimarron Canyon.
Along the North Santiam River at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area during a UAS mission
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Along the North Santiam River at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area during a UAS mission
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Image taken from a UAS showing a ground control target at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area in Mill City, Oregon
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Image taken from a UAS showing a ground control target at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area in Mill City, Oregon
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl collecting ground data during a UAS mission along the North Santiam River
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
USGS scientist Victoria Scholl collecting ground data during a UAS mission along the North Santiam River
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Photograph taken from the ground showing the placement of a UAS ground control target at the North Santiam River
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Photograph taken from the ground showing the placement of a UAS ground control target at the North Santiam River
The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.
Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Burned Area Science Product showing the Bootleg Fire in Oregon on July 11, 2021 for tile h006V010. Left: Landsat 8 Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Surface Reflectance image (Bands 6,5,4), Middle: Burn Classification (BC), and Right: Burn Probability (BP).
Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Burned Area Science Product showing the Bootleg Fire in Oregon on July 11, 2021 for tile h006V010. Left: Landsat 8 Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Surface Reflectance image (Bands 6,5,4), Middle: Burn Classification (BC), and Right: Burn Probability (BP).
Photograph of one of the East Troublesome wildfire burn scar areas taken during a UAS mission in Colorado
Photograph of one of the East Troublesome wildfire burn scar areas taken during a UAS mission in Colorado
In June 2021, eight months after the East Troublesome Fire burned over 193,000 acres in Colorado, NUSO performed UAS data collection over several of the burn scars representing different fire intensity levels and fuel types.
In June 2021, eight months after the East Troublesome Fire burned over 193,000 acres in Colorado, NUSO performed UAS data collection over several of the burn scars representing different fire intensity levels and fuel types.