The pictures below represent current and prospective research activities and facilities planned for Green Valley Farms Living Laboratory.
Example of a research plot with different varieties of seed planted in the same field to see how they perform in similar circumstances.
(iafarmwife.wordpress.com/tag/field-signs/)
Example of a drone performing uniform crop dusting.
(dronenews-japan.com/wa201711272/)
The PUMAgri robotic platform for viticulture, arboriculture and field crops provides an example of the Precision Ag research planned for GVF Living Laboratory.
(sitia.fr/innovation-robotique/plateforme-pumagri/)
Summary of the adoption rates of numerous precision agriculture and ag data management tools currently available.
(agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics/2015/precision-agriculture-usage-and-big-agriculture-data)
Example of long water-filled tanks in an aquaponics greenhouse
(PHOTO BY NICHOLAS MCVICKER)
The Seekur is a holonomic, all-weather, outdoor robot platform for outdoor security, inspection and research.
(mobilerobots.com/ResearchRobots/Seekur.aspx)
A Doppler on Wheels chases a tornado near Attica, KS
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Wurman)
Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS ), a climatological network in the U.S. with more than 900 stations operated by the National Weather Service
(weather.gov/asos/)
Tornado research: NOAA research to understand the science behind severe storms helps NOAA's National Weather Service improve warnings for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
(noaa.gov)
Plans are in place to install a Mesonet station similar to this station in Cheyenne, OK. The Mesonet is a system designed to measure the environment at the size and duration of mesoscale (1-150 miles) weather events
facebook.com/pg/mesonet/photos/
Example of the ADS-B ground station anticipated at Green Valley Farms Living Laboratory
premieravionics.net/ads-b_faq_page.html
Example of academic/private partnership by Kansas State Polytechnic and Westar Energy to improve utility inspection and maintenance methods using drone technology
(k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2016-12/westarpartnership121916.html)
Infrastructure inspection example: AscTec Falcon 8 with IR & HD cameras for close thermal & visual inspections with detailed imagery.
(asctec.de/en/uav-uas-drone-applications/aerial-inspection-aerial-monitoring/)
Drone used for bridge inspections by the Oregon Department of Transportation
Flickr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0))
Example of pipeline inspection with UAV thermal diagnostics.
(diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/pipeline-inspection-with-uav-thermal-diagnostics)
Pipeline inspection with real-time data insights
(simulyze.com/blog/gaining-full-value-of-drones-utility-inspection-with-real-time-data-insights)
Example of an ambulance drone prototype in development at the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
(hitconsultant.net/2014/12/02/ambulance-drone-could-transform-emergency-response/)
Example of firefighters at the Minnesota State Fire/EMS/Rescue School in South Central College being trained to use drones for navigating in smoke, field extraction and fire analysis.
(droneaddicts.net/minnesota-school-offers-fire-department-drone-classes/)
Example of a grass helipad similar to the one located at Green Valley Farms Airport.
(IBTimes UK)
Aerial image of the Sod Busters airstrip in Goodhue, MN made of a woven geotextile.
(usfabricsinc.com/products/rcaircraftgeotextile)
Example of a grass airstrip similar to the Green Valley Farms Airport (FAA ARPT ID OK64)
(vintageaeroplane.com)
Hollis Municipal Airport in Oklahoma is the first airfield in the Southwest Region (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico) to operate with FAA-certified LED medium intensity runway edge lights (MIRLs).
(http://blog.garverusa.com/2011/03/southwest-regions-first-led-runway.html)
Example of LED visual aids for helipads
(http://www.ledline.net/helipads.html)
The Canadian River bounding Green Valley Farms Living Laboratory Research Site C
The Canadian River north of Green Valley Farms Living Laboratory Research Site C
Green Valley Farms resident Bald Eagle joining its fledgling the Spring 2018 nest.
Green Valley Farms resident Bald Eagle soaring on the thermal air flows.
The "Eagle Tree" at GVF Living Laboratory
Green Valley Farms resident Bald Eagle launching into flight.
A Least Tern in flight over GVF Living Laboratory
GVF Living Laboratory is a nesting site for the endangered species, the Least Tern.
A Least Tern nesting in the sand of the Canadian River, flowing through GVF Living Laboratory.
A Least Tern nest at GVF Living Laboratory
Warning sign posted to protect the Least Tern nesting area at GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
Vision for GVF Living Laboratory
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