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Uncrewed Aircraft Systems fieldwork site in Moab, Utah

By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Overhead view taken by drone of a USGS fieldwork site in Moab with multiple cars and a tent shelter
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Drone operations near Moab, Utah to collect spectral remote sensing imagery during a collaborative USGS field campaign in May 2025.

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