The UAV Collaborative offers a wide range of services to support further research, development, and commercial implementation of UAV technologies. Below are some of the major services provided: National Airspace authorization | Flight safety Assurance | Payload/platform selection and integration Image processing | Platform and payload operations | Education and training A computer lab supports a variety of computational tasks including image processing, geographic information system processing, modeling, statistical analysis, visualization, and desktop publishing. Available software packages include ERDAS/Imagine, ENVI, IDRISI, ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator. A local PC-compatible system hosts a portal to the California Spatial Information Library, where a large library of the state's physical and cultural geospatial information resides and is available for public distribution.