Last week, a technical team travelled to Svalbard (Norway) to prepare for an exciting new field campaign as part of the MISO in-situ observation platform project.
๐ฐ๏ธ As part of MISO, an autonomous Skeyetech drone is being used as a mobile observatory to map methane (CHโ) and carbon dioxide (COโ) concentrations in Arctic and wetland environments โ helping scientists better understand greenhouse gas fluxes in sensitive zones.
๐ฏ This first mission focused on validating the droneโs flight conditions in the Arctic:
โ๏ธ GPS calibration and compass disturbances near the pole
โ๏ธ Flight zone definition
โ๏ธ First regulatory procedures
๐ก The scientific flights will begin in September 2025, with the drone supporting European researchers in tracking methane emissions linked to permafrost thawing and melting ice. The objective?
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Detect emission hotspots
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Compare data with existing reference methods
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Improve spatial upscaling of gas variability
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Contribute to the validation of new environmental data protocols
๐ A concrete illustration of how autonomous drones contribute to climate and environmental science.
Stay tuned โ flights kick off this September!
