UAS Pilot Kit

Lynne Martin, a research psychologist at NASA’s Ames Research Center and member of the Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations (STEReO) project, observes fire-response professionals preparing to use an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) – or drone – to conduct a prescribed burn in Bankhead National Forest, Alabama, in March 2022. The STEReO team’s prototype technology – the yellow UAS pilot’s kit pictured here – brings drone pilots greater awareness of other flights happening nearby, allowing them to safely and efficiently participate in fire response operations.