Note mention of AI strategy, from increased specific data.
NOAA Expands its Data Drone Fleet
By George Leopold in Datanami
As it ramps up a national AI strategy, the U.S. government is beefing up its drone fleet to collect ever-greater amounts of environmental data.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said this week it will use new funding to launch its Unmanned Systems Operations Program. Congress appropriated $12.7 million in fiscal 2020 to establish the earth science data initiative. Those funds will be used to expand current operations that use drones to collect environmental data on seafloor and habitat mapping as well as fishery assessments and ocean surface observations used for hurricane forecasting. .... "
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