What aircraft would this be? Noticed it flying a large area in a grid at 20,000 feet.
I’ve got him as N878RA. Probably a private timber survey, watershed mapping, etc. This isn’t fire related or how PGE flies.
edit: he’s been all over. On the 4th he took off from Vermont, did a similar survey over a part of South Carolina, then landed in Chattanooga TN. The day before on the 3rd, survey over Montreal Quebec. Dallas, Grand Junction, Ada TX, Ottowa… https://flight-data.adsbexchange.com/activity?icao=AC1586
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Looks like the typical photogrammetry flight pattern for a region. You’ll probably see the updated pictures show up in a couple of months on Google Earth, Google Maps, Digital Globe, etc.