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#028 - How NOAA Spends A $5 Million Drone Budget with Robbie Hood
#028 - How NOAA Spends A $5 Million Drone Budget with Robbie Hood
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The United States' NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has many responsibilities but they can essentially be thought of as the federal government's "Environmental Intelligence Agency". Robbie Hood, a meteorologist by trade, is the Director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program at NOAA. Ian and Robbie discuss the challenges and complexities of how NOAA uses drones for mapping of coastal erosion, studying sea level changes, populations of fisheries and marine mammals, and monitoring weather conditions across their territory of the entire United States—with a budget of $5 million per year.
Released:
Dec 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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