Lance R. Brady leads the USGS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office (NUPO) in Lakewood, Colorado.
The team at NUPO has been leading USGS UAS activities since May 8, 2008. During the past 12 years, significant investments were made to develop and implement UAS policy, procedures, coordination, testing and operations for executing applied scientific research and daily operational activities. The USGS has been on the cutting-edge of this technology and is widely recognized as a leading expert across the Federal Civil Community. Lance holds aviation ratings with the Federal Aviation Administration. He has been actively involved with UAS technology since 2004 and brings his years of manned aviation, remote sensing and photogrammetry to NUPO.
Professional Experience
2020-present, National Unmanned Project Office Chief, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO, USA
2016-2020, Associate District Manager, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho, Mississippi, USA
2014-2016, Geographer Unmanned Aircraft, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO, USA
2014, Geographer NUPO, U.S. Geological Survey, Geos
Education and Certifications
BS, Department of Geography emphasis Remote Sensing, Northern Arizona University, 1997
Science and Products
5th Federal UxS Workshop
National Uncrewed Systems Office
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5th Federal UxS Workshop
Welcome Back! The Federal UxS community returns to in-person meetings to explore new opportunities, and plenty of challenges, together. The overarching goal of the workshop is to approach UxS challenges with a whole-of-Government team, leveraging successes within our Agencies to accelerate our national UxS enterprise and focus group resources on shared expertise and new opportunities. Mark your...National Uncrewed Systems Office
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) leads the research activities needed to make Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) data collection an efficient, safe, and cost-effective remote sensing tool for Department of the Interior (DOI) and USGS scientists. DOI manages over 20 percent of the Nation’s public lands and is responsible for migratory bird and wildlife...