February 2018

NOAA UAS Program conducts a Mission Concept Review in preparation for this project’s initiation. The NOAA UAS Program conducted a Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)-Shipboard Launch and Recovery of Unmanned Aerial Systems with 15 lb Payload Capabilities Mission Concept Review on February 21th to assess the Readiness Level (RL) of the UAS, sensors and application in the operational shipboard environment.  The Principle Investigator, Trish Quinn from the Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory gave a thorough briefing (attached) […]

NOAA UAS Program conducts a Mission Concept Review in preparation for this project’s initiation. The NOAA UAS Program conducted a Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)-Advanced UAS Sensor Development for Marine Mammal Monitoring Mission Concept Review on February 13th to assess the Readiness Level (RL) of the UAS, sensors and application in the operational fisheries environment, Pribilof Islands, Alaska.  The Principle Investigator, Katie Sweeney from the Marine Mammal Laboratory, AFSC, NOAA Fisheries gave a thorough briefing (attached) which

NOAA UAS PROGRAM AND NWS COORDINATE WITH NATIONAL AND ALASKAN STATE PARTNERS CONDUCTED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) OPERATIONS. The annual spring breakup of Alaskan rivers brings the threat of flooding from ice jams that dam river channels and cause water to backup and inundate communities.  NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have monitored Alaskan rivers during breakup to provide advanced warning of flooding for several decades

Nine NOAA teams were awarded funding to explore the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to capture NOAA observation requirements. The NOAA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program hosted the NOAA UAS Program FY 17 “Lightning Round” Briefings on January 31st at 3 PM EST providing the nine winning teams the opportunity to brief their research, operations, provide UAS best practices and lessons learned, and project plans.  UAS Program Director, CAPT Phil Hall, led the webinar