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NOME, Alaska ­— As a Russian fuel tanker begins the final and most delicate phase of an emergency delivery to this ice-shackled city, the ship is getting help from a polar icebreaker, 85 Coast Guard sailors and one robotic drone.
— Video by Jonathan Tortora and Erik German [The Daily]

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) are using the Aeryon Scout to capture aerial imagery and create image orthomosaic 'maps' of the ice surface at the entry to the Nome, Alaska harbor. Coordinating with the Alaska Department of Environment and Conservation and UAF, the US Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is escorting Russian fuel tanker Renda into the remote community of Nome to deliver vital fuel supplies.

Thursday January 12, 2012 - BlackBurn News reports on Aeryon Scout assisting in search for missing persons in Wallaceburg Area. 

April Blaylock of Aeryon Labs of Waterloo says the small device can provide a different angle for the searchers.  “It’s called a Quadrotor, it has four blades,” she says. “It carries an optical package that we can use for infrared viewing or day-light viewing.”  Story by Simon Crouch, Blackburn News. (1:22)

Wednesday December 14, 2011 - Discovery Channel's Daily Planet Flight Deck segment features Simon Monkton, Defense Specialist of DRDC Suffield talking about the Aeryon Scout's intelligence and ease-of-use. (4:00)