{"id":363,"date":"2016-01-29T09:51:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T09:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7.io\/beauty-studio\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:52:15","slug":"home-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usrl.cyi.ac.cy\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1691493315191{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL)<\/strong>\u00a0is part of the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of The Cyprus Institute and offers on-site facilities and related infrastructure for research, development, and testing of technologies related to UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The mission of the USRL is to provide high-quality observations of atmospheric pollutants and other parameters relevant to air quality and climate change. 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