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A man in an orange and yellow safety vest stands on a beach with his back to the camera. He is piloting a small drone that is flying in the distance over the sand.

A drone operator pilots a drone over the Oregon coast to test imagery technology in partnership with the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA Marine Debris Program, and ORBTL AI.

Credit: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Oregon State University