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The National Innovation Center supports a broad range of UxS research applications including stream velocity measurements, using ground penetrating radar to measure soil moisture and snow depth, and emissions detection for both volcanic gas monitoring and characterization as well as methane from regions of melting permafrost.  

UAS Research Center

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Supporting cutting edge research using UAS for earth science applications and missions for the National UAS Project Office (NUPO). Our UAS engineers design, build, test, and implement UAS and payload technologies supporting a wide range of projects including measuring streamflow and magnetics, to ground penetrating radar for soil moisture and snow depth. 

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6th Federal UxS Workshop

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The National Innovation Center along with the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) and the National Land Imaging Program and NASA partners host this semi-annual meeting of the federal UxS family to showcase the latest technology, standards, operational guidelines, and disaster response approaches. 

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Past and Current UAS Projects

USGS remote pilot mounts a sensor to a UAS during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado

We support various projects using UAS to assess and monitor stream velocity, active volcanic lava flows, snow depth, and soil moisture and to characterize wildfire and dust as well as volcanic and methane gas emissions. 

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Fourth Federal UAS Workshop

November 17 - 19, 2020 Virtual Workshop
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Fourth Federal UAS Workshop

November 17 - 19, 2020 Virtual Workshop
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USGS personnel prepare for an unmanned aerial system take off

Employment Opportunities

Come to Silicon Valley and work with USGS and NASA on the next generation of UAS Download flyer
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Employment Opportunities

Come to Silicon Valley and work with USGS and NASA on the next generation of UAS Download flyer
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UAS (Drone) over Arkansas River

FUAS call for proposals

With this Call for Proposals, the National Land Imaging and Innovation Centers are funding work that will fill observational gaps with new or modified UAS-deployed sensors. Download proposal template
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FUAS call for proposals

With this Call for Proposals, the National Land Imaging and Innovation Centers are funding work that will fill observational gaps with new or modified UAS-deployed sensors. Download proposal template
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3rd Federal UAS Workshop, May 14-16, 2019, Mountain View, California

Third Federal UAS Workshop

May 14-16 2019, NASA Ames Research Center Bldg 3, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA
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Third Federal UAS Workshop

May 14-16 2019, NASA Ames Research Center Bldg 3, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA
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Assessing hydrologic function, plant stress, and success of bottomland restoration using UAS

Midwest bottomland sites are being restored to hardwood forests via various methods. Assessment of success following restoration to forested conditions requires rapid, short-term assessment tools that can indicate long-term trajectory based on short-term community development.
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Columbia Environmental Research Center, National Innovation Center
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Assessing hydrologic function, plant stress, and success of bottomland restoration using UAS

Midwest bottomland sites are being restored to hardwood forests via various methods. Assessment of success following restoration to forested conditions requires rapid, short-term assessment tools that can indicate long-term trajectory based on short-term community development.
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Evaluation of UAS photogrammetry and comparison to ground and aerial surveys for monitoring geomorphic condition of fine sediment deposits along the Colorado River

At the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC), we are looking for affordable and efficient alternatives and augmentations to our current approaches to monitoring the geomorphic condition of sandbars, terraces and other fine-sediment deposits along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon region, Arizona.
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National Innovation Center, Southwest Biological Science Center
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Evaluation of UAS photogrammetry and comparison to ground and aerial surveys for monitoring geomorphic condition of fine sediment deposits along the Colorado River

At the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC), we are looking for affordable and efficient alternatives and augmentations to our current approaches to monitoring the geomorphic condition of sandbars, terraces and other fine-sediment deposits along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon region, Arizona.
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Tracking radio-tagged Asian Carp with Unmanned Aircraft System

The ability to track fish such as invasive Asian carp is critical in characterizing their habitat, use and movement, spawning locations, feeding habitats, overwinter refugia, and general movement patterns. We anticipate that a UAS-based approach for tracking fish that are radio-tagged will prove effective and used widely.
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Tracking radio-tagged Asian Carp with Unmanned Aircraft System

The ability to track fish such as invasive Asian carp is critical in characterizing their habitat, use and movement, spawning locations, feeding habitats, overwinter refugia, and general movement patterns. We anticipate that a UAS-based approach for tracking fish that are radio-tagged will prove effective and used widely.
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