John Coffey

Operational Impact of Data Collected from the Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) During SHOUT The primary scientific goal of the Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) Project was to determine the potential utility of observations from high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems such as the Global Hawk (GH) aircraft to improve operational forecasts of high-impact weather events or mitigate potential degradation of forecasts in the event of a future gap in satellite coverage. Hurricanes […]

Dr. Kirk Waters, PhD from NOAA Office for Coastal Management’s Applied Sciences Program led the team and review as Principle Investigator with PrecionHawk UAS supporting the effort.   The NOAA UAS Program conducted the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)-Based Lidar and Imagery in National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Marshes Post Mission Review on November 21st to assess the Readiness Level (RL) of the UAS, sensors and application in the operational NERR environment. The UAS missions were

The NOAA UAS Program and DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) co-hosted the quarterly meeting of the Tribal Interest Group for UAS on November 14th. The NOAA UAS Program and DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) co-hosted the quarterly meeting of the Tribal Interest Group for UAS on November 14th. Several tribal and non-tribal representatives were present and discussed current Native American UAS operations, future concepts of operations and STEM opportunities. John “JC” Coffey led

Government teams meet at the NASA HQ on November 15-16 to coordinate 2018 inter-agency scientific aircraft operations. The NOAA UAS Program briefed the Interagency Coordinating Committee for Airborne Geosciences Research and Applications (ICCAGRA) on November 15th and 16th. The ICCAGRA was established to improve cooperation, foster awareness, facilitate communication among sponsoring agencies having airborne platforms and instruments for research and applications, and serve as a resource to senior level management on airborne geosciences issues. The

British Embassy hosts panel on 09 Nov 2017. The proliferation of innovative unmanned technologies to improve productivity, bolster safety and create new business opportunities has accelerated over the past several years.  Unfortunately, these developments have also introduced new capabilities for adversaries.  The panel explored the emerging issues associated with drones and unmanned systems from a military perspective, including spectrum, safety and solutions, and discuss how to best capture lessons learned in theater to protect our