Forest Service Tests Predator B, Sensors For Fire-mapping

Credit: NASA/CARLA THOMAS
The U.S. Forest Service, the FAA and NASA are making the first concerted use of an unmanned aircraft to map wildfires as firefighters battle their way through an unusually dry summer. Last week, the Forest Service flew its third long-duration, long-distance regional mapping mission with a NASA...

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