Drone image captured during almond field mapping in the Central Valley of California

In August 2023, the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) participated in a collaborative field campaign to collect remote sensing data over agricultural crop fields in California's Central Valley. Hyperspectral satellites were commissioned in coordination with hyperspectral UAS flights at an altitude of 300 feet above ground level. USGS NUSO collected hyperspectral image data over a variety of crop fields: cotton, almond, pistachio, grape, rice, and corn. A GoPro was used to collect true-color video footage during the hyperspectral mapping flights, as seen here in a GoPro video still captured over an almond field.