USGS scientist Matt Burgess pilots a UAS during a joint USGS NUSO, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, USGS Spectroscopy Lab, and California State University Monterey Bay multi-scale hyperspectral remote sensing data collection mission in San Francisco Bay, California.
Interactive UAS Science Exhibit on display at USGS Headquarters in Reston
Using UAS to Support Road Condition Inspections on Federal Lands
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado
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 conservation; historic preservation; endangered species conservation; surface-mined lands protection and restoration; and mapping, geological, hydrological, and biological science for the Nation. Access to remotely sensed data is critical to fulfilling the DOI’s commitment to providing the best available science over such diverse missions and extensive landscapes. UAS is a tool that has quickly become vital to scientists by delivering some of the best remotely sensed data available over DOI’s expansive geography. UAS can also carry sophisticated high-resolution sensors that offer impressive capabilities relative to the amount, resolution, persistence, and flexibility of remotely collected data for these challenging locations.
New and Noteworthy
- Alternative Approaches to Inspections for Federal Land Management Agency Roads:…
- Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hypers…
- Incredible discoveries and devastation of paleontological resources in a changi…
- Compilation of topographic data, aerial imagery, and land cover classification,…
USGS scientist Matt Burgess pilots a UAS during a joint USGS NUSO, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, USGS Spectroscopy Lab, and California State University Monterey Bay multi-scale hyperspectral remote sensing data collection mission in San Francisco Bay, California.
Natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm at the San Francisco Bay in California
linkRicoh GR natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, in San Francisco Bay, California. NUSO also collected multispectral and 4cm spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery using a Resonon Pika L Visible and near-infrared (VNIR) UAS camera.
Natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm at the San Francisco Bay in California
linkRicoh GR natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, in San Francisco Bay, California. NUSO also collected multispectral and 4cm spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery using a Resonon Pika L Visible and near-infrared (VNIR) UAS camera.
Intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, inhabits mudflats and is an essential component of shorebirds’ diets in San Francisco Bay, California.
Intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, inhabits mudflats and is an essential component of shorebirds’ diets in San Francisco Bay, California.
USGS scientist setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado
linkUSGS scientist Joe Adams (NUSO) setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado. GPS base station data is used in post-processing to improve the geospatial accuracy of UAS collected data.
USGS scientist setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado
linkUSGS scientist Joe Adams (NUSO) setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado. GPS base station data is used in post-processing to improve the geospatial accuracy of UAS collected data.
Have you heard about biking to work? Well, how about trying snowshoeing to work?
Have you heard about biking to work? Well, how about trying snowshoeing to work?
Two UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado
linkTwo UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado. These two UAS are carrying identical, experimental, software-defined radar sensors for measuring snow depth and density.
Two UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado
linkTwo UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado. These two UAS are carrying identical, experimental, software-defined radar sensors for measuring snow depth and density.
USGS remote pilot mounts a sensor to a UAS during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado
linkUSGS researcher Joe Adams (NUSO) mounts a Ricoh GRII camera to a UAS that will be flying transects to collect natural color imagery during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado.
USGS remote pilot mounts a sensor to a UAS during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado
linkUSGS researcher Joe Adams (NUSO) mounts a Ricoh GRII camera to a UAS that will be flying transects to collect natural color imagery during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado.
Image of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
linkImage of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a Sony RX1R II natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
Image of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
linkImage of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a Sony RX1R II natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
NUSO researchers Todd Burton and Joe Adams were part of the UAS response team that provided 24/7 aerial monitoring of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
NUSO researchers Todd Burton and Joe Adams were part of the UAS response team that provided 24/7 aerial monitoring of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
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Quick Link "UAS Supports Science" to see UAS data releases and related scientific journal articles
U.S. Geological Survey Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Roadmap 2014
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 conservation; historic preservation; endangered species conservation; surface-mined lands protection and restoration; and mapping, geological, hydrological, and biological science for the Nation. Access to remotely sensed data is critical to fulfilling the DOI’s commitment to providing the best available science over such diverse missions and extensive landscapes. UAS is a tool that has quickly become vital to scientists by delivering some of the best remotely sensed data available over DOI’s expansive geography. UAS can also carry sophisticated high-resolution sensors that offer impressive capabilities relative to the amount, resolution, persistence, and flexibility of remotely collected data for these challenging locations.
New and Noteworthy
- Alternative Approaches to Inspections for Federal Land Management Agency Roads:…
- Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) natural color, multispectral, lidar, and hypers…
- Incredible discoveries and devastation of paleontological resources in a changi…
- Compilation of topographic data, aerial imagery, and land cover classification,…
USGS scientist Matt Burgess pilots a UAS during a joint USGS NUSO, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, USGS Spectroscopy Lab, and California State University Monterey Bay multi-scale hyperspectral remote sensing data collection mission in San Francisco Bay, California.
USGS scientist Matt Burgess pilots a UAS during a joint USGS NUSO, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, USGS Spectroscopy Lab, and California State University Monterey Bay multi-scale hyperspectral remote sensing data collection mission in San Francisco Bay, California.
Natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm at the San Francisco Bay in California
linkRicoh GR natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, in San Francisco Bay, California. NUSO also collected multispectral and 4cm spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery using a Resonon Pika L Visible and near-infrared (VNIR) UAS camera.
Natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm at the San Francisco Bay in California
linkRicoh GR natural-color image taken from a UAS showing the intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, in San Francisco Bay, California. NUSO also collected multispectral and 4cm spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery using a Resonon Pika L Visible and near-infrared (VNIR) UAS camera.
Intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, inhabits mudflats and is an essential component of shorebirds’ diets in San Francisco Bay, California.
Intertidal biofilm, a slimy green layer of fungi and bacteria growing on top of mud, inhabits mudflats and is an essential component of shorebirds’ diets in San Francisco Bay, California.
USGS scientist setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado
linkUSGS scientist Joe Adams (NUSO) setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado. GPS base station data is used in post-processing to improve the geospatial accuracy of UAS collected data.
USGS scientist setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado
linkUSGS scientist Joe Adams (NUSO) setting up a GPS base station for a snow mapping project in Winter Park, Colorado. GPS base station data is used in post-processing to improve the geospatial accuracy of UAS collected data.
Have you heard about biking to work? Well, how about trying snowshoeing to work?
Have you heard about biking to work? Well, how about trying snowshoeing to work?
Two UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado
linkTwo UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado. These two UAS are carrying identical, experimental, software-defined radar sensors for measuring snow depth and density.
Two UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado
linkTwo UAS fly in formation during the joint NUSO and USGS Water Resources Mission Area snow water equivalent project in Winter Park Colorado. These two UAS are carrying identical, experimental, software-defined radar sensors for measuring snow depth and density.
USGS remote pilot mounts a sensor to a UAS during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado
linkUSGS researcher Joe Adams (NUSO) mounts a Ricoh GRII camera to a UAS that will be flying transects to collect natural color imagery during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado.
USGS remote pilot mounts a sensor to a UAS during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado
linkUSGS researcher Joe Adams (NUSO) mounts a Ricoh GRII camera to a UAS that will be flying transects to collect natural color imagery during the snow water equivalent (SWE) project in Winter Park Colorado.
Image of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
linkImage of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a Sony RX1R II natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
Image of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
linkImage of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano taken from a Sony RX1R II natural color sensor mounted on a UAS
NUSO researchers Todd Burton and Joe Adams were part of the UAS response team that provided 24/7 aerial monitoring of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
NUSO researchers Todd Burton and Joe Adams were part of the UAS response team that provided 24/7 aerial monitoring of the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
Check out -
Quick Link "UAS Supports Science" to see UAS data releases and related scientific journal articles