Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in U.S. Agriculture and Natural Resources

(1) Determine the optimal spatial, temporal and spectral resolution needed for actionable decisions from farmers (economic) and researchers (discovery) for the following specific applications: (2) Test applications of UAS in specific real-world, production agriculture situations in multiple locations to determine: (3) Use UAS to detect stress and determine stressors in plants and related ecosystems: (4) Develop sustainable, decision-making information that can cross boundaries from multistate down to local agricultural communities in the Information Age.