By Southwest Biological Science Center
March 16, 2017
The Arizona Daily Sun published a piece about the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by USGS researchers in Flagstaff.
Flagstaff Scientists Look to Drones
The Arizona Daily Sun published a piece about the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by USGS researchers in Flagstaff. Joel Sankey (SBSC) and John Vogel (WGSC) discussed the mapping of sandbars and river terraces along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon in the article. Additionally, the use of UAS in SBSC biocrust research and floodwaters research by the AZ Water Science Center were mentioned in the article.
The link to the piece is here: http://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-scientists-look-to-drones/article_eeb92a19-28d3-5d6e-b34c-3b9a8d893ae0.html.
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