USGS CESU cooperative agreement to pilot BVLOS drone imaging and AI workflows for river discharge estimation
USGS is funding a CESU-affiliated partner to test the Skydio Dock drone for remote beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights and to collect image velocimetry (IV) data. The project will stream/upload imagery using Skydio Cloud and satellite communications, then process the images (with AI-supported water/vegetation masking) to compute discharge comparable to USGS methods. Streamgages at the Bureau o…
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on the utility of the Skydio Dock for X10 to (1) fly remotely beyond visual line of site (BVLOS), (2) collect image velocimetry (IV) data, (3) upload IV data via the Skydio Cloud and satellite communications (SatComms), an…
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This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studie…
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