{"id":190879,"date":"2025-03-26T04:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=839938"},"modified":"2025-03-26T04:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:02:36","slug":"nasa-demonstrates-new-wildland-fire-airspace-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=190879","title":{"rendered":"NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) researchers Lynne Martin, left, and Connie Brasil use the Portable Airspace Management System (PAMS) to view a simulated fire zone and set a drone flight plan during a flight test the week of March 17, 2025<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft fight and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even during low-visibility conditions.  <\/p>\n

From March 17-28, NASA\u2019s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO<\/a>) project stationed researchers at multiple strategic locations across the foothills of the Sierra de Salinas mountains in Monterey County, California. Their mission: to test and validate a new, portable system that can provide reliable airspace management under poor visual conditions, one of the biggest barriers for aerial wildland firefighting support. <\/p>\n

The mission was a success. <\/p>\n

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