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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): What You Need to Know
Colorado SWANA Annual Conference
September 13, 2017
Questions to Answer:1. Should we be leveraging UAS?
2. Should we self-perform UAS work?
3. If we don’t self perform, how do we procure UAS services?
The Rules
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FAA Regulations on UAS Operations Part 107
Operator must pass a written knowledge test
Operator must have a current government issued drivers license
Knowledge test is vested by TSA and administered at 700 centers across the country
No Notice to Airman (NOTAM) required
Allows 1 crew operations
Remain within 400 feet of a structure
No consent required to operate over private property
Operations are allowed to be conducted from a moving vehicle if over a sparsely populated area
Section 333
Operator must be a FAA licensed pilot
Operator must obtain a FAA medical certificate
6 months queue for 333 exemption which is processed through 1 department in the FAA
Operators are required to file a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) prior to every operation
Requires a visual observer for every operation
400 foot ceiling on all operations
Must receive consent to operation within 500 feet of private property
No operations from a moving vehicle
Should weself-performUAS work?
Do we have or are we willing to develop/hire/acquire: Someone that is excited about UAS?
Someone with a fighting shot at processing data?
In-house GIS and/or CAD capabilities?
Registered professionals (depending on type of work)?
Data storage?
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What we have learned in ~3 years as a UAS service provider…UAS have tremendous upsides and almost unlimited
applications.
Evaluate each project before committing to UAS.
Understanding your limits is important.
EAST – WEST SECTIONGravityis real.
DJI Inspire 1DJI Inspire 1
UASUSA TempestUASUSA Tempest
DJI S1000DJI S1000
Trimble UX5HPTrimble UX5HP
UAV Factory Penguin BUAV Factory Penguin B
DJI Phantom 3DJI Phantom 3
Altavian 7200Altavian 7200
Topcon Falcon 8Topcon Falcon 8
Trihydro Owned AircraftTrihydro Owned Aircraft
Importance of an appropriate UAV/UAS
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Data processing can be the biggest challenge Original image (blurry)
Edited image
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EAST – WEST SECTION
NORTH –SOUTH SECTION
PRE EXCAVATION
POST EXCAVATION
Expect data…Lots of data…
We’re talking terabytes.
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How do we procure UAS services?
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What are we looking for? Nice photos/videos?
Routine volumetrics/data to support operations?
Data to support design?
Data to support agency reporting or certification?
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UAS PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS
SAFETY PROGRAM & STANDARD
OPERTATING PROCEDURES
FAA CERTIFIED PILOTS OR REMOTE
PILOTS (AND TRAINED
OBSERVERS)
UAS SPECIFIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM
LICENSED TECHICAL PROFESSIONALS
DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES
DATA PROCESSING AND QUALITY
CONTROL WORKFLOW
Suggested RFP Considerations Clearly identify purpose (e.g., monitoring,
volumetrics, design)
Consider timing/schedule
Account for potential weather impacts
Identify frequency
Clearly identify the area of interest
Identify existing control
Identify accuracy standards (e.g., 1-ft contours, 0.2 ft DTM, etc.)
Specific safety requirements/training
Suggested RFP Considerations (cont.)
Data deliverables and data hosting preferences
Request discussion of UAS program fundamentals
Request information on equipment and operator/pilot
Require insurance certs, including UAS liability insurance
Require quality control methods, GCP’s, and reporting
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Data Tolerances and QC ASPRS requirements more applicable to
wide-area mapping
Suggest requesting survey check shots
~0.2 ft tighter than 25-ft survey grid
Request a specific processing report
Image overlap
Control point accuracy
Number of tie points between images
QUESTIONS
For more information contact:Dan Mummert - [email protected] Donner – [email protected] [email protected]
Data Deliverables and Data Hosting Typical Data Deliverables
Raw images (~5 MB to 30 MB each)
Orthoimagery (~50 MB/acre full resolution, ~ 3 MB/acre down-sampled)
Surfaces/DEM (~2 to 5 MB/acre)
CADD or GIS files with contours
How do we want the data delivered?
Do we really want the data?
Do we want data hosting services?