Use of U Unm nmanne nned A Aircraft i in t n the he BLM Supporting Text A New Age of Remote Sensing Jason Frels, BLM
Drones es a are c e coming! • There is nothing unmanned about an unmanned system! • Pilots are still required • What are they called? • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) • FAA and OAS • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) • Drones • Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) • ICAO and Air Force 2
BLM’s ’s C Current UAS AS 3
Traini ning ng • Part 107 Certification (FAA) – Pre-work • Basic Operator Course (DOI/BLM) – Week 1 • Advanced UAS Workshop (BLM) – Week 2 • Data Processing – Week 3+ • Full Motion Video / Photogrammetric Processing * • Field Data Technician ? • Proficiency (3 Months); Retraining (2 years) 4
Gen ener eral Categ egories es of UA UAS Pr Projects/Pr Products • Situational Awareness Video • Spatially-enabled Video • Orthoimagery 2D (High/Low Precision) • Precision mapping 3D Other types: • LIDAR • Hyperspectral • Thermal • Geophysical, air monitoring 5
Sandhill C ill Crane Popul ulation C n Count unt Method Costs Fixed Wing Survey (Ocular Survey) $4,310 Fixed Wing Survey (Remote Sensing - $35,000 Contractor) UAV Survey (Remote Sensing) $2,645 Benefits • Aviation safety concerns were mitigated • Refuge obtained a more accurate bird count • Birds were not disturbed by the flight operations 6
Sage G Grou ouse P Pop opulation on Esti timate te North Park, Colorado 7
Elk lk Popula latio ion E Estim imates North Park, Colorado 8
Ple leis istocene T Trackway Ma Mappin ing White Sands nds Nationa nal M Monu nument nt Mam ammoth T Trac ackway ay Photogrammetric documentation using a UAS to aerial survey extremely fragile fossilized footprints 9 from the late ice age . 9
Dog ogtow own Min Mine S Sit ite Tucson Field Office, Arizona September 2013 •BLM CE CERCL CLA authority •30 a acre site te c conta taminate ted with th heavy m metals ls in inclu ludin ing; le lead, arseni nic, a ant ntimony ny a and nd mercur ury •Volu lumetric ic c calc lcula latio ion • Estimate = = 6, 6,456 c 456 cubic yards • Phot otog ogrammetry = 5, 5,678 678 cubic yar ards 10
Grav avel P Pit Trespas ass 1957 2009 • Estimate volume of material removed off BLM Land. • Pre-Litigation phase to see if it is worth pursuing • Approximately $93,000 mineral royalty being sought 11
Physical al Saf afety I Inventory • BLM office in Elko, NV requested assistance to validate 61 features presenting potential safety hazards – AML features were located on steep/unstable slopes that would require significant safety gear, rappelling, etc. • Pilots mobilized within a few weeks (based on their availability) 12 12
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Physical al Saf afety I Inventory • 61 physical safety features assessed – Eliminated 28 from further evaluation • Shadows presented difficulties in elimination – Could not determine whether they were hazardous – However, imagery provided an idea of what to expect • Identified several other features in the vicinity that were not in known inventory 17 17
The W e Work Can B Be e Contracted ed 18 7,500+ Unmanned Aerial Systems with FAA Section 333 Exemptions for Commercial Work 18 FAA Part 107 - New Rules for Commercial Operators – August 2016
Con ontact I Infor ormation on Supporting Text Matthew Bobo Geospatial Section Chief (303) 236-0721 mbobo@blm.gov Christopher Cole Remote Sensing Lead (303) 236-0913 cjcole@blm.gov Brian Hadley Senior Photogrammetrist (303) 236-4091 bchadley@blm.gov Jason Frels Resource Programs Data (303) 236-6535 jfrels@blm.gov Coordinator 19
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