Woolpert and Saildrone have partnered to collect and process bathymetric survey data for NOAA's Ocean Exploration and Office of Coast Survey. The mission supports safe navigation and ocean mapping initiatives, including the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Seabed 2030 initiative. The … [Read more...] about Woolpert and Saildrone Deploy Autonomous USV for NOAA Seafloor Mapping Near Mariana Islands
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Meteodrones Provide New Data to National Weather Service
Switzerland-based meteorology data company Meteomatics has announced a partnership with NOAA's National Mesonet Program (NMP) to integrate operational weather drone data into National Weather Service forecasts—marking the first time drone-collected observations will feed directly into U.S. weather forecasting operations. Meteodrones Fill Critical Data Gaps The Meteodrones … [Read more...] about Meteodrones Provide New Data to National Weather Service
NOAA and GrandSky Partner to Enhance Weather Forecasting with Drones
Innovative 2-Year Research Agreement Utilizes Meteodrones to Improve Atmospheric Data Collection and Forecast Accuracy by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNab The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) National Weather Service recently announced a new 2-year research partnership with North Dakota-based GrandSky Airfield Operations to use drones and other … [Read more...] about NOAA and GrandSky Partner to Enhance Weather Forecasting with Drones
GPS-Denied Navigation: Black Swift Moves Drone Flight Forward with NOAA Contract
NOAA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST) a contract to develop GPS-denied navigation, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for drones in GNSS-denied environments. NOAA has almost 95,000 miles of domestic coastline to survey - and while drones are by far the best way to complete the mission, flying within visual line of sight (VLOS) makes the mission … [Read more...] about GPS-Denied Navigation: Black Swift Moves Drone Flight Forward with NOAA Contract
NOAA Launches Autonomous Drones to Study the Bering Sea
It’s not an Ark, but NOAA is charting a new course for aquatic research using autonomous drones. The federal agency recently launched a sea-going sortie of three aquatic drones bound for the Bering Sea. The drone fleet will survey the nation’s largest fish stock and monitor changing weather and ocean conditions in the Arctic. The autonomous drones are part of NOAA’s … [Read more...] about NOAA Launches Autonomous Drones to Study the Bering Sea
