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USGS scientist observing a UAS launch at the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center December 2013 (approx.)
USGS scientist observing a UAS launch at the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
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USGS scientist observing a UAS launch at the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

In December 2013 NUSO scientists, in coordination with the USFWS, tested the feasibility of using UAS for waterbird surveys, waterbird species differentiation, and night-time thermal imagery collection at the Pixley NWR. 

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