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




