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USGS Uses Drones to Monitor Shoreline Erosion
August 7, 2012 | USGS National Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe estimates that the Reservation is losing approximately 8 feet of shoreline per year in some locations along the Missouri River in South Dakota. USGS will monitor the erosion using unmanned flights.


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