USGS researcher monitoring the flight of a UAS
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
August 2011 (approx.)
Detailed Description
USGS researcher Jeff Sloan monitoring the flight of a fixed wing UAS during a Pygmy Rabbit Habitat Study in the Idaho Desert between Shoshone and Hailey.
NUSO researchers partnered with Boise State University and the University of Idaho in June and July of 2011 to determine if UAS technology could be used to gather data on the landscape habitat of pygmy rabbits.
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Public Domain.
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NUSO 2011 Research Missions
The NUSO performed its first UAS missions this year, starting with a February mission in restricted air space during a prescribed wildfire burn exercise at the Eglin Airforce Base in Florida, followed in March by its first mission in civilian air space to perform Sandhill Crane population counts at Colorado’s Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge.
Related
NUSO 2011 Research Missions
The NUSO performed its first UAS missions this year, starting with a February mission in restricted air space during a prescribed wildfire burn exercise at the Eglin Airforce Base in Florida, followed in March by its first mission in civilian air space to perform Sandhill Crane population counts at Colorado’s Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge.