By, Lt. j.g. Matt Sharr, NOAA, and Lt. Charles Wisotzkey, NOAA NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) recently conducted operational tests of small unmanned aerial systems — or drones — on board NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in support of survey operations conducted along the south coast of Puerto Rico. The … Continue reading NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson tests drone use for shoreline mapping