STEReO Field Testing

Lynne Martin, human factors researcher for STEReO, the Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations project, at NASA's Ames Research Center, right, Huy Tran, director of aeronautics at NASA's Ames Research Center, second from right, Richard Barhydt, station director of the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, second from left, and Joey Mercer, principle investigator for STEReO at NASA's Ames Research Center, right, as seen with tablets displaying live flight information in conjunction with simulated drone operations, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 as Cal Fire conducts aerial fire fighting training exercises near Redding, California. STEReO, the Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations project, led by NASA’s Ames Research Center, builds on NASA’s expertise in air traffic management, human factors research, and autonomous technology development to apply the agency’s work in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management, or UTM, to public safety uses. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)