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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A few folks from CALS, CyVerse, College of Engineering, and USDA-ARS met last week to discuss the potential of a UAS program based in Yuma, AZ. The program is proposed by Paul
Brierley, Director of the Yuma Center for Excellence in Desert Agriculture (<a href="https://yceda.cals.arizona.edu/">YCEDA</a>), a center housed within CALS. Paul has drafted a bulleted list of the program’s main functions, but would really like your feedback.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Check out “UAS Drone Program Proposal.pdf” within this Box folder:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://arizona.box.com/s/dc3s4k2v61z8cwi10t0zgy457xs61uaz">https://arizona.box.com/s/dc3s4k2v61z8cwi10t0zgy457xs61uaz</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please send any feedback directly to him at
<a href="mailto:paulbrierley@email.arizona.edu">paulbrierley@email.arizona.edu</a> and/or back to this list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’ve also uploaded a few other PDFs… one of which is a Data Sheet for the HQ-40B UAS airframe. The YQ-H40B is manufactured by a small engineering firm near campus,
<a href="https://latitudeengineering.com/">Latitude Engineering</a>. Their airframe boasts five hours of flight time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">One other note:
</span></font></b>Our group is looking at creating a half-day mini-conference near the end of the semester which would give researchers the opportunity to present usage of unmanned aerial systems in their research areas. Please email if you’re interested in
participating.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<br>
Matt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#7f7f7f" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">Matt Rahr</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#7f7f7f" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">Director, CALS Communications and Cyber Technologies (CCT)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#7f7f7f" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">Director, Cyber Experiment Station</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://cct.cals.arizona.edu/"><font size="2" color="blue"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">http://cct.cals.arizona.edu</span></font></a><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D">
- </span></font></span></font><font size="2" color="#7f7f7f"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">520-626-0329</span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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