AeroVironment / THE SEATTLE TIMES / Teal Group / Insitu / Unmanned Vehicle Systems International / Boeing / /
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United States / Afghanistan / Iraq / Costa Rica / /
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USD / / /
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Extinction / Person Travel / Natural Disaster / /
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Forest Service’s Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory / Oregon State University / University of Washington / Cascades Volcano Observatory / /
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scientific applications / Internet records / industry / gas-powered aircraft / control systems / aerospace research / law enforcement / media coverage / wonderful tools / /
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Federal Aviation Administration / University of Washington / National Security Agency / Oregon State University / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Forest Service’s Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory in Seattle / Army / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Seattle Police Department / Department of the Interior / /
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Pearl Raines Hewett / Kristi Morgansen / Jessica Lundquist / Nick Morgan / Sandi Doughton / Sue Thomas / Mike Hutt / Todd Jacobs / Matt Pickett / John Pallister / Juris Vagners / William Mell / JOHN LOK / / /
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Puma / /
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Northwest scientists using drones to spy on nature Once used mostly for surveillance and reconnaissance on the battlefield, small, unmanned aircraft are now fetching data for Northwest scientists. By Sandi Doughton Seatt