Researchers Test Drones To Evaluate Soil

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Heard On The Morning Show
Drone Flies Over Fields To Gather Temperature Data To Detect Thin Soils
Grace Graham, a licensed drone operator, works with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey to obtain temperature data of fields using a drone. Photo courtesy of David Hart with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

Two Wisconsin researchers are using aerial drones to study our soil and learn about groundwater contamination. We talk with them about how data is captured and what thermal imaging can tell us about what lies beneath the Earth’s surface.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Courtney Everett Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Dave Hart Guest
  • Grace Graham Guest

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