Exploration

Exploration

Advancing Wildlife Conservation w/ sUAS Tech: Practical Application in the Field

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 6 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST Webinar Description: Embark on a virtual journey of exploration with our upcoming "Advancing Wildlife Conservation with sUAS Technology" webinar series. Building upon the success of the recent Wildlife Conservation Drones & Technologies Summit, this three-session series is crafted to engage, educate, and connect professionals worldwide who are currently using or are intrigued by the potential of small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (sUAS) in wildlife conservation.

Advancing Wildlife Conservation w/ sUAS Tech: Advancements in Sensor Technology

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 21 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST Webinar Description: Embark on a virtual journey of exploration with our upcoming "Advancing Wildlife Conservation with sUAS Technology" webinar series. Building upon the success of the recent Wildlife Conservation Drones & Technologies Summit, this three-session series is crafted to engage, educate, and connect professionals worldwide who are currently using or are intrigued by the potential of small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (sUAS) in wildlife conservation.

Advancing Wildlife Conservation W/ SUAS Tech: UAS Program Development & Mgmt

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 7 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST Webinar Description: Embark on a virtual journey of exploration with our upcoming "Advancing Wildlife Conservation with sUAS Technology" webinar series. Building upon the success of the recent Wildlife Conservation Drones & Technologies Summit, this three-session series is crafted to engage, educate, and connect professionals worldwide who are currently using or are intrigued by the potential of small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (sUAS) in wildlife conservation.

Spooky Sounds at Sea: Listening for Bats Offshore with USVs

There are more than 1,400 species of bats, and bats make up about 25% of all mammals. In North America, bats contribute about $23 billion in pest control services to the agricultural industry. Around the world, bats are crucial for pollination and seed dispersal and consume insects that transmit diseases. But, bats are under threat from habitat destruction and other human activities. Bats aren’t actually blind, they have extremely sensitive eyes that allow them to see in the dark. But to navigate and hunt, most bats use sound. Known as echolocation, bats listen to the echoes of their ultrasonic calls bouncing off their prey—fishing bats have echolocation so sophisticated they can detect the fin of a minnow protruding only two millimeters above the water’s surface.

Announcing MatrixSpace Radar

Compact, high-performance radar enabling multiple industries to digitize the outdoors for new levels of awareness  Burlington, MA (April 18, 2023) – Radar and AI sensing innovator MatrixSpace announces MatrixSpace Radar.  

Saildrone Completes World-first Uncrewed Alaska Ocean Mapping Mission

Saildrone surveyed more than 45,000 square kilometers of previously unknown ocean floor around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the California coast to address ocean exploration gaps in remote areas. (March 7, 2023 – ALAMEDA, CA) – The Saildrone Surveyor, the world’s largest uncrewed ocean mapping vehicle, has completed a months-long survey around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the coast of California as part of a multi-agency public-private partnership funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to address ocean exploration gaps in remote areas with uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs).

Saildrone Captures Video Inside Category 4 Hurricane Fiona

For the second year, NOAA and Saildrone are hurricane chasing with uncrewed wind-powered vehicles.

AUVSI 2022 Future Forecast

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 15 at 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST Webinar Description: Advancements in various enabling technologies are converging to shape the future of the unmanned systems industry. This webinar brings together experts in market research and technology to share their predictions for the unmanned systems marketplace including the next wave of tech developments, emerging applications and potential roadblocks the industry will have to overcome in the new year. Speakers:

NOAA establishes Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support growing use of UxS across agency

To support the growing use of unmanned systems across the agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program. According to NOAA, the program will support the “safe, efficient and economical operation” of unmanned systems (UxS) that it uses to collect high-quality environmental data for its science, products and services. “Unmanned airborne and maritime systems are transforming how we conduct earth science at NOAA,” says retired Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., deputy NOAA administrator.

University of Tasmania's AUV completes successful first deployment in Antarctica

The University of Tasmania’s AUV, nupiri muka, and its support crew recently returned home after a successful first deployment in Antarctica. ​Located in Tasmania, Australia, the University of Tasmania says that nupiri muka is the first untethered Australian AUV to dive under an ice shelf, joining AUVs from the UK and Sweden as the only ones in the world with this capability. With support from the Australian Antarctic Program, nupiri muka was successfully deployed under the Sørsdal Glacier ice shelf during the summer Antarctic season. The AUV was funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the Antarctic Gateway Partnership.

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