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Mark A Bauer

Mark Bauer is a Geographer with U.S. Geological Survey and currently works with the National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO).

In his early career, Mark worked as a geospatial analyst focusing on geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing for natural hazards and natural resource management applications.   In 2009, Mark was responsible for the approval of the 1st certificate of authorization (COA) for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) applications in the national airspace for the Department of Interior.  He has worked on various UAS projects for a broad range of applications within the Department.  These UAS projects include volcanic monitoring, hydrologic monitoring, snow-water equivalent data collection, archeology, paleology documentation, wildlife inventories, post-wildfire data collection, forestry structure inventory, and feature extraction methods of UAS datasets.  His current research covers the strengths and limitations of Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and UAS lidar technology. 

 

Professional Experience

  • Implementing UAS lidar collection methods for the USGS

Education and Certifications

  • B.S. in Geography (emphasis in natural environmental systems), Northern Illinois University 

  • FAA Part 107 remote pilot license

Science and Products

NUSO remote pilot setting up the Yellowscan Mapper+ on a UAS for flights at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park.

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.
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
National Uncrewed Systems Office

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.
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Lidar point cloud, raster, and RTK GNSS survey data for pre- and post-restoration of Ackerson Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA Lidar point cloud, raster, and RTK GNSS survey data for pre- and post-restoration of Ackerson Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

A collection of lidar point cloud, raster, and real-time kinematic global navigation satellite system (RTK GNSS) survey data of Central and South Ackerson Meadow to aid in monitoring wetland meadow restoration. Uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar collections were flown in June 2023 (before restoration), November 2023, and November 2024 (after restoration), with one forthcoming...
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Earthquake Hazards Program

Lidar and photogrammetry point clouds with supporting imagery and GPS information collected during UAS operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts in Fall 2022 Lidar and photogrammetry point clouds with supporting imagery and GPS information collected during UAS operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts in Fall 2022

These lidar point clouds and images cover, in high detail, the terrain at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, MA on November 2nd, 2022. USGS researchers tested different sensors that collected lidar and images for photogrammetry point cloud data using Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) to look at differences in coverage and elevation accuracy. The lidar data were acquired with a YellowScan...
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hyperspectral remote sensing data products collected at dryland sites 40 km south of Moab, Utah in May 2023 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hyperspectral remote sensing data products collected at dryland sites 40 km south of Moab, Utah in May 2023

In support of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center researchers, and in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) conducted uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) remote sensing flights over two BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) plots at the...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Lidar Point Clouds (LPCs), Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Snow Depth Raster Maps Derived from Lidar Data Collected on Small, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 2020-22 Lidar Point Clouds (LPCs), Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Snow Depth Raster Maps Derived from Lidar Data Collected on Small, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 2020-22

This data release consists of three child items distinguishing the following types of data: light detection and ranging (lidar) point clouds (LPCs), digital elevation models (DEMs), and snow depth raster maps. These three data types are all derived from lidar data collected on small, uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) at study areas in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, from 2020 to...

Topobathymetric Model of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, 2011 to 2019 - Field Survey Source and Validation Data Topobathymetric Model of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, 2011 to 2019 - Field Survey Source and Validation Data

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Hawaii - Manoa (UH) scientists conducted field data collection efforts from August 19th - 27th, 2019 at Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The data collection efforts utilized a combination of remote sensing technologies to map the topography, critical infrastructure, and most importantly, the...
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Topographic and Sediment Size Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence with the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2019 Topographic and Sediment Size Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence with the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2019

In 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities selected 10 study areas along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs, Colorado and the confluence of Fountain Creek with the Arkansas River for annual geomorphic monitoring. The purpose of this data release is to present topographic survey data, rasters , and sediment size data collected in 2019 as...
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Colorado Water Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Conifer health classification for Colorado, 2008 Conifer health classification for Colorado, 2008

Colorado has undergone substantial changes in forests due to urbanization, wildfires, insect-caused tree mortality, and other human and environmental factors. The U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center evaluated and developed a methodology for applying remotely-sensed imagery for assessing conifer health in Colorado. Two classes were identified for the purposes...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Landsat Thematic Mapper Image Mosaic of Colorado Landsat Thematic Mapper Image Mosaic of Colorado

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) produced a seamless, cloud-minimized remotely-sensed image spanning the State of Colorado. Multiple orthorectified Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) scenes collected during 2006-2008 were spectrally normalized via reflectance transformation and linear regression based upon pseudo-invariant features (PIFS)...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins
Mapping the Abó Ruins
Mapping the Abó Ruins
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service personnel stand with drone technologies used for mapping the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service personnel stand with drone technologies used for mapping the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins
Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

The U.S. Geological Survey National Uncrewed Systems Office flew uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.


 

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

The U.S. Geological Survey National Uncrewed Systems Office flew uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.


 

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway
Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road
Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide
Point cloud image of landslide
Point cloud image of landslide
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service to assess road damage and landslide hazards after Hurricane Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service to assess road damage and landslide hazards after Hurricane Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide
Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide
Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed
Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

By
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

USGS geographer and remote pilot Mark Bauer sets up a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station, which will be used to correct uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar data during post-processing. It's early during the field day and a layer of frost covers the ground.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

USGS geographer and remote pilot Mark Bauer sets up a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station, which will be used to correct uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar data during post-processing. It's early during the field day and a layer of frost covers the ground.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.
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A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

Mark 1.png

Mark 1.png

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.
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A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.

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Mark communicates with the ground team (including Evan and Andy) to let them know that the USGS UAS is starting its flight over the snowpack.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.

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Mark communicates with the ground team (including Evan and Andy) to let them know that the USGS UAS is starting its flight over the snowpack.

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Communications and Publishing
This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.
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This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Communications and Publishing
This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Mark 4.png

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Communications and Publishing
Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.
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Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.

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Mark checks the spatial data downloaded from the drone to make sure that the first UAS flight accurately collected snowpack data.

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Communications and Publishing
Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.

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Mark checks the spatial data downloaded from the drone to make sure that the first UAS flight accurately collected snowpack data.

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Communications and Publishing
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Positional accuracy assessment of lidar point cloud from NAIP/3DEP pilot project Positional accuracy assessment of lidar point cloud from NAIP/3DEP pilot project

The Leica Geosystems CountryMapper hybrid system has the potential to collect data that satisfy the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) and 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) requirements in a single collection. This research will help 3DEP determine if this sensor has the...
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Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park, Jeffrey Irwin, Collin McCormick, Jeffrey Danielson, Gregory Stensaas, Aparajithan Sampath, Mark Bauer, Matthew Burgess
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Roadmap 2014 U.S. Geological Survey Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Roadmap 2014

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for protecting the natural resources and heritage contained on almost 20 percent of the land in the United States. This responsibility requires acquisition of remotely sensed data throughout vast lands, including areas that are remote and potentially dangerous to access. One promising new technology for data collection is unmanned...
Authors
Jill Cress, Michael Hutt, Jeff Sloan, Mark A. Bauer, Mark Feller, Susan Goplen
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Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Experimental flights using a small unmanned aircraft system for mapping emergent sandbars Experimental flights using a small unmanned aircraft system for mapping emergent sandbars

The US Geological Survey and Parallel Inc. conducted experimental flights with the Tarantula Hawk (T-Hawk) unmanned aircraft system (UAS ) at the Dyer and Cottonwood Ranch properties located along reaches of the Platte River near Overton, Nebraska, in July 2013. We equipped the T-Hawk UAS platform with a consumer-grade digital camera to collect imagery of emergent sandbars in the reaches...
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Paul Kinzel, Mark A. Bauer, Mark Feller, Christopher Holmquist-Johnson, Todd Preston
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Santiago Fire, Orange County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Santiago Fire, Orange County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Santiago Fire in Orange County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Slide and Grass Valley Fires, San Bernardino County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Slide and Grass Valley Fires, San Bernardino County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Slide and Grass Valley Fires in San Bernardino County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ammo Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ammo Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Ammo Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Poomacha Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Poomacha Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Poomacha Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ranch Fire, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ranch Fire, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Ranch Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Harris Fire, San Diego County, southern California Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Harris Fire, San Diego County, southern California

IntroductionThe objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Harris Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Buckweed Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Buckweed Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Buckweed Fire in Los Angeles County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Canyon Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Canyon Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Canyon Fire in Los Angeles County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Witch Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Witch Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Witch Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

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NUSO remote pilot setting up the Yellowscan Mapper+ on a UAS for flights at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park.

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.
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
National Uncrewed Systems Office

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.
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Lidar point cloud, raster, and RTK GNSS survey data for pre- and post-restoration of Ackerson Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA Lidar point cloud, raster, and RTK GNSS survey data for pre- and post-restoration of Ackerson Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

A collection of lidar point cloud, raster, and real-time kinematic global navigation satellite system (RTK GNSS) survey data of Central and South Ackerson Meadow to aid in monitoring wetland meadow restoration. Uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar collections were flown in June 2023 (before restoration), November 2023, and November 2024 (after restoration), with one forthcoming...
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Earthquake Hazards Program

Lidar and photogrammetry point clouds with supporting imagery and GPS information collected during UAS operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts in Fall 2022 Lidar and photogrammetry point clouds with supporting imagery and GPS information collected during UAS operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts in Fall 2022

These lidar point clouds and images cover, in high detail, the terrain at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, MA on November 2nd, 2022. USGS researchers tested different sensors that collected lidar and images for photogrammetry point cloud data using Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) to look at differences in coverage and elevation accuracy. The lidar data were acquired with a YellowScan...
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hyperspectral remote sensing data products collected at dryland sites 40 km south of Moab, Utah in May 2023 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hyperspectral remote sensing data products collected at dryland sites 40 km south of Moab, Utah in May 2023

In support of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center researchers, and in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) conducted uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) remote sensing flights over two BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) plots at the...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Lidar Point Clouds (LPCs), Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Snow Depth Raster Maps Derived from Lidar Data Collected on Small, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 2020-22 Lidar Point Clouds (LPCs), Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and Snow Depth Raster Maps Derived from Lidar Data Collected on Small, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 2020-22

This data release consists of three child items distinguishing the following types of data: light detection and ranging (lidar) point clouds (LPCs), digital elevation models (DEMs), and snow depth raster maps. These three data types are all derived from lidar data collected on small, uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) at study areas in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, from 2020 to...

Topobathymetric Model of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, 2011 to 2019 - Field Survey Source and Validation Data Topobathymetric Model of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, 2011 to 2019 - Field Survey Source and Validation Data

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Hawaii - Manoa (UH) scientists conducted field data collection efforts from August 19th - 27th, 2019 at Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The data collection efforts utilized a combination of remote sensing technologies to map the topography, critical infrastructure, and most importantly, the...
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Topographic and Sediment Size Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence with the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2019 Topographic and Sediment Size Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence with the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2019

In 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities selected 10 study areas along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs, Colorado and the confluence of Fountain Creek with the Arkansas River for annual geomorphic monitoring. The purpose of this data release is to present topographic survey data, rasters , and sediment size data collected in 2019 as...
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Colorado Water Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Conifer health classification for Colorado, 2008 Conifer health classification for Colorado, 2008

Colorado has undergone substantial changes in forests due to urbanization, wildfires, insect-caused tree mortality, and other human and environmental factors. The U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center evaluated and developed a methodology for applying remotely-sensed imagery for assessing conifer health in Colorado. Two classes were identified for the purposes...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Landsat Thematic Mapper Image Mosaic of Colorado Landsat Thematic Mapper Image Mosaic of Colorado

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) produced a seamless, cloud-minimized remotely-sensed image spanning the State of Colorado. Multiple orthorectified Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) scenes collected during 2006-2008 were spectrally normalized via reflectance transformation and linear regression based upon pseudo-invariant features (PIFS)...
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins
Mapping the Abó Ruins
Mapping the Abó Ruins
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service personnel stand with drone technologies used for mapping the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS and National Park workers pose with drone in front of stone structure at Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

Mapping the Abó Ruins

U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service personnel stand with drone technologies used for mapping the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins
Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

The U.S. Geological Survey National Uncrewed Systems Office flew uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.


 

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Uncrewed aircraft system in flight at Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

Using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map Abó Ruins

The U.S. Geological Survey National Uncrewed Systems Office flew uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to map the Abó Ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, New Mexico.


 

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud both with and without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway
Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road
Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model aerial view of damaged road along Blue Ridge Parkway

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

Bare-earth digital terrain model of landslide damaged road

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide-damaged road showing hillside vegetation

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud with vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide
Point cloud image of landslide
Point cloud image of landslide
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service to assess road damage and landslide hazards after Hurricane Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
classified point cloud image created from lidar data showing trees, road, and landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

Point cloud image of landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service to assess road damage and landslide hazards after Hurricane Helene along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide
Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide
Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
bare-earth digital terrain model of a road on a hillside damaged by a landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

Bare-earth digital terrain model of road damaged by landslide

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support for the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed
Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points
Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
lidar point cloud model of landslide damaged road with vegetation removed

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

Lidar point cloud without vegetation-classified points

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) provided technical support to the National Park Service in assessing road damage and landslide hazards along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene.

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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

USGS geographer and remote pilot Mark Bauer sets up a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station, which will be used to correct uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar data during post-processing. It's early during the field day and a layer of frost covers the ground.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

USGS geographer and remote pilot Mark Bauer sets up a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station, which will be used to correct uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar data during post-processing. It's early during the field day and a layer of frost covers the ground.

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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.
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Mark 1.png
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Mark 1.png

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

Mark 1.png

Mark 1.png

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer smiling at the camera. Mark is kneeling and holding the USGS drone with both hands. Mark wears a ballcap and an orange vest over his green USGS T-shirt. Behind Mark is a field of brown grass and a leaf-less tree sits in the background.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.
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Mark 2.png
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.

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Mark 2.png

Mark communicates with the ground team (including Evan and Andy) to let them know that the USGS UAS is starting its flight over the snowpack.

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Communications and Publishing
A photo shows USGS scientist Mark Bauer looking up at the airborne USGS drone. Mark is holding a neon green radio is in right hand. Behind Mark is a white SUV. Mark is wearing an orange USGS beanie and a red hoodie sweatshirt. The drone is flying above tree-covered mountains. Mark stands in a snowy parking lot.

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Mark 2.png

Mark communicates with the ground team (including Evan and Andy) to let them know that the USGS UAS is starting its flight over the snowpack.

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Communications and Publishing
This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.
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This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Communications and Publishing
This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

Mark 4.png

Mark 4.png

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

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Communications and Publishing
Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.
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Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.

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Mark checks the spatial data downloaded from the drone to make sure that the first UAS flight accurately collected snowpack data.

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Communications and Publishing
Mark uses a computer mouse and explores drone data on his laptop computer. Mark’s computer is set up in the back of a car. Mark’s face is reflected in the computer screen. He is wearing sunglasses and an orange USGS beanie.

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Mark 3.png

Mark checks the spatial data downloaded from the drone to make sure that the first UAS flight accurately collected snowpack data.

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Communications and Publishing
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Positional accuracy assessment of lidar point cloud from NAIP/3DEP pilot project Positional accuracy assessment of lidar point cloud from NAIP/3DEP pilot project

The Leica Geosystems CountryMapper hybrid system has the potential to collect data that satisfy the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) and 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) requirements in a single collection. This research will help 3DEP determine if this sensor has the...
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Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park, Jeffrey Irwin, Collin McCormick, Jeffrey Danielson, Gregory Stensaas, Aparajithan Sampath, Mark Bauer, Matthew Burgess
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Roadmap 2014 U.S. Geological Survey Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Roadmap 2014

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for protecting the natural resources and heritage contained on almost 20 percent of the land in the United States. This responsibility requires acquisition of remotely sensed data throughout vast lands, including areas that are remote and potentially dangerous to access. One promising new technology for data collection is unmanned...
Authors
Jill Cress, Michael Hutt, Jeff Sloan, Mark A. Bauer, Mark Feller, Susan Goplen
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Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Experimental flights using a small unmanned aircraft system for mapping emergent sandbars Experimental flights using a small unmanned aircraft system for mapping emergent sandbars

The US Geological Survey and Parallel Inc. conducted experimental flights with the Tarantula Hawk (T-Hawk) unmanned aircraft system (UAS ) at the Dyer and Cottonwood Ranch properties located along reaches of the Platte River near Overton, Nebraska, in July 2013. We equipped the T-Hawk UAS platform with a consumer-grade digital camera to collect imagery of emergent sandbars in the reaches...
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Paul Kinzel, Mark A. Bauer, Mark Feller, Christopher Holmquist-Johnson, Todd Preston
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Santiago Fire, Orange County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Santiago Fire, Orange County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Santiago Fire in Orange County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Slide and Grass Valley Fires, San Bernardino County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Slide and Grass Valley Fires, San Bernardino County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Slide and Grass Valley Fires in San Bernardino County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ammo Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ammo Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Ammo Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Poomacha Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Poomacha Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Poomacha Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ranch Fire, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Ranch Fire, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Ranch Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Harris Fire, San Diego County, southern California Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Harris Fire, San Diego County, southern California

IntroductionThe objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Harris Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Buckweed Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Buckweed Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Buckweed Fire in Los Angeles County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Canyon Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Canyon Fire, Los Angeles County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Canyon Fire in Los Angeles County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Witch Fire, San Diego County, Southern California Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the 2007 Witch Fire, San Diego County, Southern California

INTRODUCTION The objective of this report is to present a preliminary emergency assessment of the potential for debris-flow generation from basins burned by the Witch Fire in San Diego County, southern California in 2007. Debris flows are among the most hazardous geologic phenomena; debris flows that followed wildfires in southern California in 2003 killed 16 people and caused tens of...
Authors
Susan Cannon, Joseph Gartner, John Michael, Mark A. Bauer, Susan Stitt, Donna Knifong, Bernard McNamara, Yvonne Roque
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center
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