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Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge – Sandhill Cranes

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge – Sandhill Cranes Population Estimates Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. March 20-25, 2011. The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey Raven RQ-11A Unmanned Aircraft System. Thermal infrared imagery

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Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge – Sandhill Cranes

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  1. Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge – Sandhill Cranes Population Estimates Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems March 20-25, 2011 The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey Raven RQ-11A Unmanned Aircraft System Thermal infrared imagery with identified Sandhill Cranes The 4.2 lb. electric motor Raven RQ-11A hand launched with a natural color or thermal infrared camera payload The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Aviation Management Directorate, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, performed the first small Unmanned Aircraft System proof-of-concept operation to collect data over Sandhill Crane migration sites to derive population estimates on the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Monte Vista, Colorado. For more information: http://uas.usgs.gov

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