“Today, when I woke up, I could hardly see the Kyrenia mountains from Nicosia: the haze due to dust had intensified to a level that we had not experienced earlier in this campaign. The day before, also, as we were having our last flights, we had noticed that the mountains appeared distant and faint. In…
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A drone from the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of The Cyprus Institute played a pivotal role in the detection and extinguishing of a fire, before it could spread and cause incalculable damage. In particular, as part of an observational flight, a USRL drone located a fire in the area of Orounda, and alerted the…
A new fixed-wing UAV developed by USRL is now ready to perform aerial measurements using the novel “Universal Cloud and Aerosol Sounding System” (UCASS) and “Airborne Course Aerosol Sampler” (ACAS) prototype sensors. Vertical Profiles are performed above Orounda airfield.
