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AggieAir was recently highlighted for its advanced uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) capabilities through its collaboration with Kelly Kopp’s research.
AggieAir Research Capabilities Highlighted Through Dr. Kelly Kopp Collaboration

AggieAir Research Capabilities Highlighted Through Dr. Kelly Kopp Collaboration

AggieAir was recently highlighted for its advanced uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) capabilities through its collaboration with Kelly Kopp’s research.

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Researchers with Utah State University are taking a closer look at the state’s summer air pollution problems with the help of a drone.
Researchers use drone to track ozone pollution in the state

Researchers use drone to track ozone pollution in the state

Researchers with Utah State University are taking a closer look at the state’s summer air pollution problems with the help of a drone.

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AggieAir received a COA that allows them to fly anywhere in class G airspace within the state of Utah.
AggieAir Reaches New Heights with COA

AggieAir Reaches New Heights with COA

AggieAir received a COA that allows them to fly anywhere in class G airspace within the state of Utah.

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The raging Logan River this spring was both a novelty and a potential hazard, but it was also an opportunity.
Logan River UAV Flight Captures High-Res Imagery of Flooding

Logan River UAV Flight Captures High-Res Imagery of Flooding

The raging Logan River this spring was both a novelty and a potential hazard, but it was also an opportunity.

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Ian Gowing uses Propeller Aeropoints to increase accuracy and save time and money for clients.
AggieAir Service Center Featured by Propeller

AggieAir Service Center Featured by Propeller

Ian Gowing uses Propeller Aeropoints to increase accuracy and save time and money for clients.

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Randy Martin, an associate research professor of environmental engineering, is one of many Utah State University faculty members who contributed to the recently completed 2021 Report to the Governor on Utah’s Land, Water, and Air.
College of Engineering Faculty Contribute to Inaugural Report from USU’s new Institute for Land, Water, and Air

College of Engineering Faculty Contribute to Inaugural Report from USU’s new Institute for Land, Water, and Air

Randy Martin, an associate research professor of environmental engineering, is one of many Utah State University faculty members who contributed to the recently completed 2021 Report to the Governor on Utah’s Land, Water, and Air.

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Utah State University researchers are working to make almond production more sustainable by gathering information with drones to improve water management for almond groves and increase almond yield.
USU Researchers Using Drones to Improve Water Management in Almond Production

USU Researchers Using Drones to Improve Water Management in Almond Production

Utah State University researchers are working to make almond production more sustainable by gathering information with drones to improve water management for almond groves and increase almond yield.

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AggieAir is part of several new projects funded by the Almond Board of California and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to use a variety of tools including drones, hyperspectral imagery, eddy covariance systems, and, of course, field-based
Closing the Gap

Closing the Gap

AggieAir is part of several new projects funded by the Almond Board of California and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to use a variety of tools including drones, hyperspectral imagery, eddy covariance systems, and, of course, field-based...

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A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Utah State University and Michigan State University have been awarded $1.97 million over 4 years from the United States Department of Agriculture to study more efficient ways of managing tart cherry sales.
Researchers at USU awarded $1.97 Million to Study Important Utah Fruit Crop

Researchers at USU awarded $1.97 Million to Study Important Utah Fruit Crop

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Utah State University and Michigan State University have been awarded $1.97 million over 4 years from the United States Department of Agriculture to study more efficient ways of managing tart cherry sales.

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Kustas is now a Hall of Fame inductee for the USDA-ARS, for his work on the Grape Remote-sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration eXperiment (GRAPEX) project, a private-public collaboration between NASA, the USDA, AggieAir at USU, and E&J Gallo
Bill Kustas: Advancing Water Research Drop by Drop

Bill Kustas: Advancing Water Research Drop by Drop

Kustas is now a Hall of Fame inductee for the USDA-ARS, for his work on the Grape Remote-sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration eXperiment (GRAPEX) project, a private-public collaboration between NASA, the USDA, AggieAir at USU, and E&J Gallo ...

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Meet Karem Belen Meza Capcha, a first-year PhD student in the college's irrigation engineering program. Meza also is pursuing a graduate specialization/minor in climate adaptation science, or CAS, sponsored by a National Science Foundation fellowship.
Student Spotlight: Karem Belen Meza Capcha

Student Spotlight: Karem Belen Meza Capcha

Meet Karem Belen Meza Capcha, a first-year PhD student in the college's irrigation engineering program. Meza also is pursuing a graduate specialization/minor in climate adaptation science, or CAS, sponsored by a National Science Foundation fellowship.

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Electrical engineering junior Kevin Plaizier won $25,000 after placing first in an international drone design contest.
Electrical Engineering Student Wins $25,000 Drone Competition

Electrical Engineering Student Wins $25,000 Drone Competition

Electrical engineering junior Kevin Plaizier won $25,000 after placing first in an international drone design contest.

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AggieAir Service Center Manager publishes new journal article, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology Proves an Effective and Efficient Technique for Identifying Critical Native Fish Habitat
AggieAir Service Center Manager Publishes Journal Article on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AggieAir Service Center Manager Publishes Journal Article on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AggieAir Service Center Manager publishes new journal article, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology Proves an Effective and Efficient Technique for Identifying Critical Native Fish Habitat

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AggieAir recently partnered up with the Belmont Hydrology and Fine Sediment Lab at USU to investigate wildfire water sedimentation in Utah and its effect on Utah's water reservoir storage.
Dousing the Flames: USU Investigates how Wildfires Impact Utah's Water Supply Reservoirs

Dousing the Flames: USU Investigates how Wildfires Impact Utah's Water Supply Reservoirs

AggieAir recently partnered up with the Belmont Hydrology and Fine Sediment Lab at USU to investigate wildfire water sedimentation in Utah and its effect on Utah's water reservoir storage.

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AggieAir has been a part of GRAPEX since the very beginning of the project. See recently released GRAPEX Videos and other media to learn more about the project.
ARS's GRAPEX Project Media Released

ARS's GRAPEX Project Media Released

AggieAir has been a part of GRAPEX since the very beginning of the project. See recently released GRAPEX Videos and other media to learn more about the project.

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AggieAir at Utah State University and Arctech Charge, LLC of Draper, UT are proud to announce a new partnership surrounding the key technology of drone battery charging and battery life extension.
USU AggieAir Announces Partnership with Arctech Charge

USU AggieAir Announces Partnership with Arctech Charge

AggieAir at Utah State University and Arctech Charge, LLC of Draper, UT are proud to announce a new partnership surrounding the key technology of drone battery charging and battery life extension.

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Utah State University AggieAir and USU Aviation Technology are holding a flight demonstration of the new USU GreatBlue unmanned aerial system platform...
AggieAir Announcess Flight Demonstration of New Aircraft GreatBlue

AggieAir Announcess Flight Demonstration of New Aircraft GreatBlue

Utah State University AggieAir and USU Aviation Technology are holding a flight demonstration of the new USU GreatBlue unmanned aerial system platform...

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AggieAir at USU is helping grape growers like E&J Gallo Winery to use data from Earth-observing satellites to better track soil and vine moisture levels, understand vine water use and plan grapevine irrigation.
Raising a Glass in Wine Country to Better Water Management

Raising a Glass in Wine Country to Better Water Management

AggieAir at USU is helping grape growers like E&J Gallo Winery to use data from Earth-observing satellites to better track soil and vine moisture levels, understand vine water use and plan grapevine irrigation.