Drones becoming more popular in the Arctic

U.S. State Department official Julie Gourley told a crowd at the Carlson Center Monday that the use of unmanned aircraft systems has grown widespread in the circumpolar north in recent years because they serve as the perfect platform for surveying the vast expanse of the Arctic for such purposes as research and environmental monitoring.
“They allow for the ability to measure environmental conditions that currently pose a challenge for manned aircraft,” she said. “&hel