UAS Operations for Carbon Sequestration Research on Public Lands near Moab, Utah in May 2023

In support of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center research, the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) conducted uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) remote sensing flights near Moab, Utah in May 2023 for multi-scale carbon sequestration research on public lands.  

00:05 Aerial footage captured by a drone flying over intact sagebrush dryland environment.  

00:30 Camera pans across the horizon revealing sagebrush as far as the eye can see.  

01:00 The drone flies towards government vehicles marking the location of UAS operations, with the La Sal Mountains visible in the distance.  

01:11 A close-up of USGS remote pilots launching a UAS to collect multispectral data.  

01:37 Wide shot of UAS in flight over a second study site of interest, grazed rangeland.