Financial support provided by DOE ASR Program through Interagency Agreement DE-SC0000991/003.
Financial support provided by DOE ASR Program through Interagency Agreement DE-SC0000991/003.
Financial support provided by DOE ASR Program through Interagency Agreement DE-SC0000991/003.
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The Altus II unmanned robot plane can circle for up to 24 hours over wildfires, beaming images and data back to computers via satellite. Originally introduced as part of the Environmental Research and Sensor Technology (ERAST) Program, Altus II can map dozens of fires in a day with no risk to a pilot.