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Title: DRONES IN THE MOUNTAINS: THE JASPER VISITOR SAFETY REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (RPAS) PROGRAM: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Darren Farley; Description: Jasper Visitor Safety is responsible for avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, and search and rescue (SAR) across Jasper National Park, an approxi...; Object ID: ISSW2026_FS1.2.pdf; Keywords: rpas, uav, drone, avalanche control, search and rescue, jasper national park; View additional details about DRONES IN THE MOUNTAINS: THE JASPER VISITOR SAFETY REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (RPAS) PROGRAM

Title: TESTING OF DRONE AVALANCHE CONTROL IN JASPER NATIONAL PARK: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Amanda Bischke; Description: Recent technological and regulatory advances in drones have enabled the technology to become a new avalanche control tool. The flexible use of drones ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.1.pdf; Keywords: drone, avalanche control, rpas, uas; View additional details about TESTING OF DRONE AVALANCHE CONTROL IN JASPER NATIONAL PARK

Title: BRIDGING THE GAP: INTEGRATING THE RECCO R9 DETECTOR INTO SUAS FOR AERIAL AVALANCHE SEARCH: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Joseph Albanese, Mattias Hellgren, Ralph Blumburg, Craig Donovan, Dan Justa, Carrick Detweiler, Pat Dryer; Description: The integration of the RECCO R9 detector onto a small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) offers a promising, force-multiplying tool to search and rescue te...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.65.pdf; Keywords: suas, recco r9, search and rescue, drone; View additional details about BRIDGING THE GAP: INTEGRATING THE RECCO R9 DETECTOR INTO SUAS FOR AERIAL AVALANCHE SEARCH

Title: DRONE DOCKING STATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SNOW DEPTH AND AVALANCHE MAPPING: POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Andreas Stoffel, Yves Bühler; Description: A drone docking station is an autonomous hub designed to support the remote operation of drones, thus eliminating the need for on-site personnel. In w...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.15.pdf; Keywords: remote sensing, uas, drone dock, photogrammetry, snow depth.; View additional details about DRONE DOCKING STATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SNOW DEPTH AND AVALANCHE MAPPING: POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS

Title: MOBILE DRONE DOCKING STATIONS TO SUPPORT SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTING: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Halgeir Dahle, Ruben Jacobsen, Knut Inge Orset, Tore Humstad; Description: During periods of elevated avalanche hazard, field observations may be restricted due to safety concerns, limited accessibility, or rapidly changing c...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.21.pdf; Keywords: site-specific forecasting, road avalanche warning, mobile drone station, autonomous; View additional details about MOBILE DRONE DOCKING STATIONS TO SUPPORT SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTING

Title: DRONE LIDAR CHARACTERIZATION OF AVALANCHES TRIGGERED BY A MID-WINTER RAIN EVENT ON NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Anthony D. Maue, Devin Cvitanovich, William C. Floyd, Benjamin O'Connor, Sergey Marchenko, Maartje Korver, Eva Griffiths; Description: As part of ongoing snow hydrology research, regular drone- and plane-based lidar surveys are conducted each winter and spring in the Russell Creek Exp...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.56.pdf; Keywords: lidar, drone, snow depth, rain, weather station; View additional details about DRONE LIDAR CHARACTERIZATION OF AVALANCHES TRIGGERED BY A MID-WINTER RAIN EVENT ON NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND

Title: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS AVALANCHE BULLETIN UNDERSTANDING AND TERRAIN SELECTION: A PROOF OF CONCEPT IN ANDORRA: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Aguirre-Noguera, B, Farías-Torbidoni, El, Revuelto, J, Llena, M, Margalef, A, Pons, M; Description: Understanding how backcountry users interpret and act upon avalanche hazard information and terrain remains a central challenge in avalanche hazard ma...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.5.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard communication; decision-making; risk perception; avalanche safety. drone, sig,; View additional details about A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS AVALANCHE BULLETIN UNDERSTANDING AND TERRAIN SELECTION: A PROOF OF CONCEPT IN ANDORRA

Title: ENHANCING OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH RPAS LIDAR SNOW DEPTH MAPS AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS: A CASE STUDY IN WESTERN CANADA: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Eirik Ainer-Sharp, Cam Campbell, Alexis Tessier; Description: In this study, we present a novel approach to operational avalanche risk assessment using numerical avalanche models initialized with snow depth maps ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.30.pdf; Keywords: rpas, uav, drone, lidar, ramms, forecasting.; View additional details about ENHANCING OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH RPAS LIDAR SNOW DEPTH MAPS AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS: A CASE STUDY IN WESTERN CANADA

Title: DRONE-MOUNTED SNOW RADAR SYSTEM - QUANTITATIVE FIELD VALIDATION OF TERRESTRIAL SNOW MEASUREMENTS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Rolf-Ole R. Jenssen, Hannah Vickers, Robert Ricker, Eirik Malnes, Svein Jacobsen; Description: Airborne ground-penetrating radar systems offer a secure and time-efficient method for measuring snow depth and snowpack stratigraphy in challenging t...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.2.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, snow depth, radar, drone; View additional details about DRONE-MOUNTED SNOW RADAR SYSTEM - QUANTITATIVE FIELD VALIDATION OF TERRESTRIAL SNOW MEASUREMENTS

Title: Studies on the snow avalanche dynamics by the full-scale experiments in Niseko, Japan: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Kouichi Nishimura, Cristina PÃ©rez-GuillÃ©n, Yoichi Ito, Satoru Yamaguchi, Yoshihiko Saito, Dieter Issler, Jan-Thomas Fischer; Description: Systematic full-scale but small avalanche experiments have been started since 2016 in Niseko, a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. Although the vertical d...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P01.8.pdf; Keywords: small full-scale snow avalanche experiment, drone, inertial measurements units (imu).; View additional details about Studies on the snow avalanche dynamics by the full-scale experiments in Niseko, Japan

Title: Drone-mounted UWB radar system for measuring snopack properties: Technical implementation, specifications and initial results: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Rolf Ole Rydeng Jenssen, Markus Eckerstorfer, Svein Ketil Jacobsen, Rune Storvold; Description: Airborne ground penetrating radar systems allow for carrying out snowpack surveys in complex terrain. Ultra wideband radars operate within the lower p...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P07.9.pdf; Keywords: uwb radar, ground penetrating radar, uav, drone, snow stratigraphy; View additional details about Drone-mounted UWB radar system for measuring snopack properties: Technical implementation, specifications and initial results