Mississippi State, ASSURE's lead University, Enhances Status as one of FAA's Principal UAS Test Sites
November 14, 2016 - Mississippi State University's big academic news disappeared temporarily in the tidal waves of reporting after Tuesday's election of Donald Trump to the presidency, but by Thursday word was spreading that ...
Mississippi added as a full member of Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex
November 9, 2016 - FAIRBANKS, Alaska, and STARKVILLE, Miss.-- The State of Mississippi has joined Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii as a full member in the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) led Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex ...
GRI and NGI Researcher is Awarded with Early Career Research Fellowship
October 31, 2016 - A Mississippi State geosciences faculty member is among 10 recipients of the prestigious Early Career Research Fellowship awarded by the Washington, D.C.-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering ....jpg)
New User-Friendly Web Tool Brings Power of GIS to the Public
October 20, 2016 - The Geosystems Research Institute (GRI) at Mississippi State University has released a new web application, "GeoDawg," that gives Mississippians the ability to easily use the capabilities of a powerful ...
MSU Geosciences Faculty and GRI Fellow Participates in National Oceanographic Research Cruise
July 26, 2016 - By Sasha Steinberg STARKVILLE, Miss.— A faculty member of Mississippi State's Department of Geosciences has been selected to participate in a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System ...
Drones Prove to be Valuable Asset to Precision Agriculture
July 25, 2016 - Story by Layton Spann Mississippi State's GRI, MAFES and Extension Service teams use UAS to collect data that can improve current AG management practices so farmers can boost yields, production and profit. Click ...
Mississippians Are Helping Lead Way on Commercial Use of Drones
July 19, 2016 - by Evelina Burnett Mississippi State University extension associate Louis Wasson says, a few years ago, there was a lot of excitement in the agricultural world about using unmanned and remotely controlled ...
Robert Moorhead, Director of Geosystems Research Institute Explains some of the New FAA Unmanned Aerial Systems Regulations
July 7, 2016 - By Symone Woolridge WTVA NEWS The Federal Aviation Administration has released new regulations for flying unmanned aircraft systems. This means flyers across the world will have to keep up, including ...
Mississippi State Research Unit Uses Drones to Help State Preserve and Promote Gulf Coast Island
July 5, 2016 - An island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast under state protection is being eyed as a way to attract more visitors. As MPB's Mark Rigsby reports, officials are weighing tourism dollars and protecting the environment. Deer ...