Florida Fish / USGS / NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Aerovel Corporation / Unmanned Vehicle Systems International / Boeing / Insitu / /
Country
Mexico / France / United States / Brazil / United Kingdom / Costa Rica / Iceland / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Company Expansion / /
Facility
University of Costa Rica / NASA’s Ames Research Center / NASA’s Crows Landing Airport / University of Florida / Central Washington University andCarnegie Mellon University / Elwha Dam / Wallops Flight Facility / /
IndustryTerm
industry trade / satellite-derived volcanic ash / scientific applications / aerospace engineers / larger-scale satellite data / aerial systems / research tool / imaging / satellite data / possible solution / geological applications / vented gas / double-check satellite readings / thermal imaging cameras / law enforcement / thermal imaging video cameras / /
NaturalFeature
Surprise Valley / Lake Okeechobee / Missouri River / Elwha River / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / office of Surface Mining / Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit / University of Costa Rica / Idaho Department of Fish and Game / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Army / Fish and Wildlife Service / Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission / Congress / National Park Service / Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office in Denver / General Services Administration / Air Force / Department of Homeland Security / University of Florida / Department of the Interior / Central Washington University andCarnegie Mellon University / /
Person
Franklin Percival / Timothy Oleson Oleson / Tad McGeer / Randy Berthold / Justin Linick / Mike Hutt / David Pieri / Jonathan Glen / /
Position
wildlife biologist / consultant / program leader / staff writer / staff writer at EARTH / aeronautical engineer and president / research geophysicist / office project manager / founder / /
Product
Dragon Eye / Flexrotor / Swift / /
ProvinceOrState
West Virginia / Virginia / Wyoming / Hawaii / Missouri / Montana / Florida / California / Colorado / Idaho / /
PublishedMedium
the Wildlife Society Bulletin / /
Region
Central Washington / northeastern California / West Virginia / /
Technology
3-D / GPS / PDF / PDF system / relatively expensive technology / /
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