USGS scientist in front of a UAS ground control target at a burned site at the Lake–Napa Unit Lightning Complex fire area

USGS researcher Joe Adams in front of a UAS ground control target at a burned site within the Lake–Napa Unit (LNU) Lightning Complex fire area.

In April 2022 the NUSO provided UAS data collection support for ongoing post-wildfire studies in northern California led by researchers at the USGS Western Geographic Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, California Water Science Center, and in partnership with the National Innovation Center.