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State News Release
Image shows a map of Nevada and Oregon with the survey area marked in a colored rectangle

Media Alert: The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada and Oregon

State News Release
Image shows a map of Alabama with the survey area marked

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image 3-Dimensional Geology in Alabama

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Helicopter landed on the snow in a prairie

Helicopter used to assist in wildlife research

State News Release
Low-flying helicopter survey

Back and Forth: Public invited to ask questions and learn more about the low-level helicopter flying above the Illinois River Basin

State News Release
Helicopter with large hoop hanging below, technician on snowy ground for scale

Media Advisory: Public and media invited to view helicopter and survey equipment for Delaware Bay study

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Helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer

Helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer

State News Release
Image shows a map of the survey area in Nevada

Media Alert: The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada

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Color map of crater floor temperature

March 10, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map

State News Release
A helicopter carrying an electromagnetic sensor in the air.

Media Alert: Low-flying helicopter will survey Illinois River Basin for geologic, water studies

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Helicopter collecting new technology and methods for water data

Helicopter collecting new technology and methods for water data

Center News
Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano visible through the cockpit of a small helicopter

Volcano Watch — Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes

State News Release
Image shows a map of Nevada, California and Oregon with the survey area marked

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image 3-Dimensional Geology in Nevada and California

State News Release
A low-flying helicopter towing a geophysical device collects scientific data for salinity and aquifer mapping.

Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

State News Release
Map of the USGS aerial survey area in Coalinga, California.

Low-flying helicopter to survey the Coalinga and Pyramid Hills areas for groundwater research

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Data Used to Assess the Acute Physiological Response of Polar Bears to Helicopter Capture

Center News
Underside view of helicopter towing hoop

July 7: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Community Meeting on Helicopter Survey Over Unpopulated Parts of Kīlauea

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Photo of helicopter towing large sensor that looks like hula hoop.

Helicopter towing large sensor

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Image shows the front of a helicopter with a boom sticking out

Earth MRI Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter with Boom

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Helicopter parked on ground with snowy ground

Helicopter for AEM survey southern Wisconsin 2022

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helicopter overflight

helicopter overflight

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Helicopters

State News Release
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Helicopter Making Low-Level Flights over North-Central Idaho

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

The role of helicopters in seabird censusing

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Helicopter with large hoop hanging below, technician on snowy ground for scale

Helicopter liftoff towing hoop for airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey 2022

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

Mars science helicopter: Compelling science enabled by an aerial platform

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Color map of lava lake temperature

February 2, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Helicopter perched on outcrop to pick up USGS geologist with samples.

USGS geologist approaches helicopter with samples

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Color photograph of instrument flying over volcano

Helicopter survey in Yellowstone National Park

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Low-level flight helicopter with stinger

Low-level flight helicopter with stinger

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Helicopter with large hoop hanging below, technician on snowy ground for scale

Helicopter starting liftoff towing hoop for airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey 2022