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Rich Thurau (DOI OAS) and Matt Burgess (USGS NUSO) calibrating a multispectral sensor mounted on a UAS prior to a flight in Moab Utah
Rich Thurau (DOI OAS) and Matt Burgess (USGS NUSO) calibrating a multispectral sensor mounted on a UAS prior to a flight in Moab Utah
Matt Burgess (USGS NUSO) flying a UAS with an attached multispectral sensor at a BLM AIM plot in Utah
Matt Burgess (USGS NUSO) flying a UAS with an attached multispectral sensor at a BLM AIM plot in Utah
Sand sampled for geochemistry and cobbles sampled for cosmogenic radionuclide (CRN) dating
Sand sampled for geochemistry and cobbles sampled for cosmogenic radionuclide (CRN) dating
Loess deposits sampled for geochemistry and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating.
Loess deposits sampled for geochemistry and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating.
Drone-captured group photo with USGS remote pilots, White Sands National Park personnel, and USGS geologists standing in and next to a study area with fossilized tracks.
Drone-captured group photo with USGS remote pilots, White Sands National Park personnel, and USGS geologists standing in and next to a study area with fossilized tracks.
USGS remote pilot Todd Burton powers on UAS in White Sands National Park, April 2023
USGS remote pilot Todd Burton powers on UAS in White Sands National Park, April 2023
USGS Geologist Frank Urban checking connections to telemetered data relay near the summit of Gothic Mountain, CO.
USGS Geologist Frank Urban checking connections to telemetered data relay near the summit of Gothic Mountain, CO.
Drying soil samples at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. (Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government)
Drying soil samples at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. (Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government)
Gothic Mountain in Fall from the town of Gothic, Colorado. The study area for the first phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) project is based in the Upper East River and adjacent watersheds.
Gothic Mountain in Fall from the town of Gothic, Colorado. The study area for the first phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) project is based in the Upper East River and adjacent watersheds.
A view of the East River Valley from the shoulder of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A view of the East River Valley from the shoulder of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
UAS in flight at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
UAS in flight at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientists Victoria Scholl and Mark Bauer retrieving UAS ground control targets at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientists Victoria Scholl and Mark Bauer retrieving UAS ground control targets at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS UAS research team at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS UAS research team at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientist Mark Bauer landing a UAS at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientist Mark Bauer landing a UAS at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
Drone selfie captured using a Skydio X2D UAS of the team standing in front of the DOE-LM Calibration Pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport in Colorado. From left to right: Joel Doebele (DOE-LM contractor), Anji Shah (USGS), Chelsea Amaral (USGS), Brandon Mittan (GJT), Matt Burgess (USGS), and Joe Adams (USGS).
Drone selfie captured using a Skydio X2D UAS of the team standing in front of the DOE-LM Calibration Pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport in Colorado. From left to right: Joel Doebele (DOE-LM contractor), Anji Shah (USGS), Chelsea Amaral (USGS), Brandon Mittan (GJT), Matt Burgess (USGS), and Joe Adams (USGS).
USGS researchers flying UAS at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
USGS researchers flying UAS at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
UAS being flown at the calibration facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
UAS being flown at the calibration facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
Image taken from a UAS showing the calibration pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
Image taken from a UAS showing the calibration pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
The San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah, is the location of the second phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) Project, where researchers are conducting a complementary sampling and predictive soil mapping exercise for dryland ecosystems.
The San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah, is the location of the second phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) Project, where researchers are conducting a complementary sampling and predictive soil mapping exercise for dryland ecosystems.
Portion of the Class-10,000 clean lab with HEPA-filtered laminar-flow hoods (left) used for chromatographic column separations and four-tier, ULPA-filtered exhausting dry-down boxes with Teflon-coated hotplates for sample digestion and evaporation.
Portion of the Class-10,000 clean lab with HEPA-filtered laminar-flow hoods (left) used for chromatographic column separations and four-tier, ULPA-filtered exhausting dry-down boxes with Teflon-coated hotplates for sample digestion and evaporation.
Labeled photograph of the Triton thermal-ionization mass spectrometer. Indicated parts are "sample source", "magnetic analyzer", "amplifier housing", "Faraday collectors", and "ion counter".
Labeled photograph of the Triton thermal-ionization mass spectrometer. Indicated parts are "sample source", "magnetic analyzer", "amplifier housing", "Faraday collectors", and "ion counter".