The Unmanned Systems Operations Program is being established within NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), which operates, manages and maintains the agency’s fleet of ships and aircraft and oversees NOAA’s diving and small boat safety programs. NOAA’s use of small unmanned aircraft for science missions has increased more than tenfold since 2012. While the use of UxS is not new to NOAA - agency scientists have been experimenting with and using unmanned systems for decades - the recent increase in the availability of highly capable UxS has brought a corresponding increase in their innovative use as a force multiplier for many NOAA programs.
NOAA currently uses UxS for seafloor and habitat mapping, ocean exploration, marine mammal and fishery stock assessments, emergency response, and at-sea observations that improve forecasting of extreme events, such as harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. UxS are sensor-equipped vehicles that operate autonomously or are remotely piloted. “Our new Unmanned Systems Operations Program will help us dramatically increase the application and use of these technologies in every NOAA mission area.” Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., deputy NOAA administrator. “Unmanned airborne and maritime systems are transforming how we conduct earth science at NOAA,” said retired Navy Rear Adm. The new program will promote the safe, efficient and economical operation of unmanned systems (UxS) NOAA uses to collect high-quality environmental data for the agency’s science, products and services. NOAA is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support the rapidly expanding use of these systems across the agency. New NOAA Program to Support and Expand Agency’s Use of Unmanned Systems HYPACK’s mission is not just to provide the tools needed for surveying applications, but to educate and train folks that need to do survey work.
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Our commitment to the industry and partnership with manufacturers provide a solution for all surveying needs from a simple area to the most complex project, the HYPACK software solution can help with the project. Land or water, our budget-friendly, end-to-end solution fulfills LiDAR surveying needs from survey planning to data post-processing. LiDAR and GNSS sensors are tightly integrated with HYPACK software, providing accurate data easily and quickly. The Payload is platform agnostic and robust with an IP67 rated enclosure, it is suited for use on boats, drones, or terrestrial vehicles.
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The new HYPACK ® LiDAR Payload is a complete, portable topographic LiDAR surveying solution using HYPACK and HYSWEEP for data collection and processing. By maximizing digging efficiency and precision, the software helps to reduce the risk of dredging errors and provide a record of digging operations. The color-coded depth information is displayed in plan and profile views to show the “As Surveyed” and the “As Dredged” depths for millions of cells. DREDGEPACK ® monitors the position and depth of the cutting tool in real-time and re-maps the bottom based on the depth and location of the digging tool. Using a system surveyors can master, HYPACK offers a range of supporting equipment including small configurations with a GPS and single beam echosounder, to large survey systems with complex sensor networks.Ī Xylem Brand, HYPACK has been developing HYPACK ®, HYSWEEP ®, and DREDGEPACK ® software solutions since 1984.ĭREDGEPACK enables the monitoring and tracking of digging operations for all dredge types. Whether collecting hydrographic survey data, environmental data, or positioning a vessel, we can provide all the tools required to complete the task. HYPACK provides surveyors with all the tools needed to design surveys collect, process and reduce data and generate final products. With over 30 years’ experience, and over 10,000 users, HYPACK is a leading provider of hydrographic and dredging software worldwide, supporting over 400 different sensors and devices ECO - ECO May/Jun 2020 Spotlight: HYPACK: Supporting Surveyors Worldwide