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Aerial Vegetation Survey
Ryan Becker, Project Leader
Web Links of Interest
Invasive Species Information
http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/ - Forest Service portal for invasive species issues related to National Forests.
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/ - State of Hawaii information on invasive plants.
UAV Manufacturers
http://www.spyplanes.com/ - Manufacture the Bat UAV used during this project.
http://www.alliedaerospace.com/ - iStar line of ducted-fan, VTOL UAVs currently undergoing flight testing.
http://www.acpropulsion.com/ - Solong powered glider, currently a demonstration product.
http://www.rcwhirlybird.com/tatical/default.htm - WB 65/80 helicopter-type UAVs, commercially available.
Other Aircraft Manufacturers and Related Links
http://www.hicam.com.au/links.htm - Links to a variety of R/C and UAV manufacturers and information pages from a company that produces wireless video systems for such aircraft.
http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us/documents/1507-RPT1.pdf - Report by the Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center regarding UAVs for this type of application.
Autonomous Flight Control, Autopilot Manufacturers
http://www.athenati.com/index.htm - Manufactures a variety of autonomous flight and ground navigation control systems.
http://www.auav.net/ - Manufactures UAVs and the EZI-NAV flight control system that interfaces with commercial handheld GPS units (systems currently rely on flight plans programmed into the GPS unit).
http://www.genaero.com/index.html - Designs flight control systems for any type of UAV, including spacecraft.
http://www.micropilot.com/ - Manufactures the MP2028g, an autonomous flight control system featuring exceptionally low weight and a wide range of configuration options. Ready-to-fly UAVs are also available.
http://www.u-nav.com/ - UNAV 3300, also interfaces with commercial GPS units, but includes more fully-featured software.
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