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THE FUTURE OF DRONES: UTM, AI,
AND CYBERSECURITY
AAUS Avalon Conference
Adam Welsh, Head of Public Policy, APAC
25/02/2019
*Data aggregated from flight logs voluntarily shared with DJI and DJI GO 4’s opt-in user experience function
THE PRESENT
UTM – at Airports - Operation zenith
UTM – around Airports - LAANC
Current Coming next week
Changes to DJI Geofencing
UTM – principles
1. Bottom-up
2. Affordable
3. Technology neutral
CARR FIRE
August 2018
230,000 Acres
1,600 Structures Destroyed
6th Most Destructive in CA
$1.6 billion in Damages (2.24 billion AUD)
DEPLOYING AEROSCOPE
Airspace Mitigation
Tracking DJI Platforms
Mini Control Tower
Detecting Unauthorized Operations
CHALLENGES WE ENCOUNTERED
Large Areas of Destruction
Large Amounts of Data
Limited Connectivity
Many Manual Steps in Data Processing
Time Pressure
WHAT IF WE HAD AN A.I. SOLUTION?
CYBER AND DATA SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE NEWS
Washington Post
China hacked a Navy contractor and
secured a trove of highly sensitive data
on submarine warfare
NY Times
Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers
on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S.
Says
June 8th, 2018
March 15th, 2018The Guardian
LEARNINGS: ENGAGE EARLY & OFTEN
Drone Maker DJI May Be Sending Data to China, U.S. Officials Say
NY Times
LEARNINGS: THE FACTS
Independent Study Validates DJI Data Security Practices
IMPROVED TOOLS: LOCAL DATA MODE & NOW FLIGHT HUB EE
Secure Cloud Access
Private Cloud Access
