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NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC

NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC. Purpose Describe the vision for potential future use of UAS to help meet NOAA’s Mission Goals in Climate Weather Ecosystems Commerce and Transportation Summarize NOAA’s strategy for exploring this potential

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NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC

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  1. NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  2. Purpose Describe the vision for potential future use of UAS to help meet NOAA’s Mission Goals in Climate Weather Ecosystems Commerce and Transportation Summarize NOAA’s strategy for exploring this potential Solicit Feedback and Input from the UAS Community NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  3. Agenda: A Vision of the Future: Dr. Alexander E. (Sandy) MacDonald OAR/Deputy Assistant Administrator for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes Director, NOAA/OAR Earth System Research Laboratory Executing the Vision: Dr. F. Martin (Marty) Ralph Program Manager, NOAA/Weather & Water/Science, Technology & Infusion Project Manager, NOAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Major Project Community Feedback/Input: 90 minutes reserved for open dialogue NOAA UAS Town Hall AUVSI Conference August 8, 2007 Washington, DC AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  4. Global Earth Observing System of SystemsGEOSS • Observational gaps exist worldwide • Requires new technologies • Addresses global needs • Goals are international • A top NOAA Priority AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  5. GEOSS-Related UAS Guidance from NOAA’s Administrator • “We must move new but proven observing systems into an operational environment and redirect associated resources and research toward exploring new technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, to meet future requirements.” • VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher,August 2006 AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  6. GAP between satellites and surface-based sensors Unmanned Aircraft Systems have great potential to fill this gap and take observations to complement our existing platforms What are the gaps ? AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  7. NOAA Is Looking At A Broad Range Of Platforms For Global Information AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  8. Vision for UAS Applications in NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems will revolutionize monitoring of the Earth system, much as radar and satellite technology have done in the past. • Critical environmental monitoring needs and requirements remain unmet. • NOAA will • accelerate the exploration of this technology for civilian applications and • will benefit society by improving NOAA’s ability to meet its mission requirements, and by • strengthening US Global Economic Competitiveness in this key emerging technology. AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  9. NOAA UAS Town HallAUVSI ConferenceAugust 8, 2007 Washington, DC • From Vision… • …To Execution AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  10. NOAA’s Strategy for Exploring UAS Technology • In 2005, NOAA • Established the “UAS Major Project” • Identified a Project Manager - Dr. F. M. Ralph • Assigned a NOAA Council - the Research Council - to review key decision points for the project AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  11. NOAA’s Strategy for Exploring UAS Technology • Key roles of NOAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Major Project are to: • Provide a single focal point for agency, interagency, industry and academic interaction, coordination and collaboration • Address requirements across all NOAA Mission Goals and Line Offices • Provide sound scientific and practical experience upon which to base future decisions on the possible long-term role(s) of UAS in NOAA • Identify UAS-based lower-cost alternatives to current and planned observing systems • Explore the potential of UAS for meeting NOAA’s currently unmet mission requirements (i.e., identify gaps in NOAA’s ability to meet its mission goals) • Lead the planning and execution of NOAA’s exploration of UAS technology, including formal recommendations on adoption of UAS for NOAA operations • Work with NOAA Fleet Services to transition UAS into operations (if needed) AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  12. NOAA’s Strategy for Exploring UAS Technology • Since 2005, the NOAA UAS project has • Helped organize field demonstrations, working closely with other agencies, e.g., NASA and DOE, and with industry and academia • Led the detailed planning and budgeting for FY06-15, including field demonstrations, key decision points and possible operational implementation (engaging heavily both the R&D and aircraft operations leadership and experts in NOAA) • Worked with NASA and FAA to expand testing of UAS in ways that can inform policy on airspace access • Adopted a regional UAS Test Bed approach to test platforms and missions across several regions and key phenomena so as to gain real-world experience, and to engage local partners AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

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  14. UAS Research Applications in Alaska Mammal Monitoring Arctic Ice monitoring strawman route Fisheries Enforcement Pipeline Transboundary Air Pollution from Asia Wild Fires Coastal Erosion AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  15. UAS Applications in the Gulf Region Hurricane Forecasting Hurricane aftermath Katrina (New Orleans) Oil Platforms Dead Zone (harmful algal blooms) AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  16. UAS Applications in the Pacific (35% of earth’s surface) Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument: world’s largest marine sanctuary and one of the most pristine marine ecosystems in the world, nearly untouched by humans. 1,400 miles long, 100 miles wide, and home to more than 7,000 species, many seen nowhere else in the world Ghost Nets Pacific Typhoon (August 7, 2006) Atmospheric River AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  17. Feb 2006, Point Upolu, Hawaii, NOAA NMSP Silver Fox and Manta Project to monitor marine mammals Tropical Storm Ophelia Sept 2005, NASA Wallops Aerosonde launch Altair Mission, Channel Islands and eastern Pacific, 2005 TESTS To Date AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  18. Upcoming UAS Symposium • When: Oct 1-3, 2007 • Where: University of Colorado at Boulder Who: Science, Industry, Education • -- 200 Participants from across the nation civilian use of UAS • Leads: Dr. B. Weatherhead Betsy.Weatherhead@noaa.gov • Dr. Brian Argrow Brian.Argrow@colorado.edu AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  19. Bottom Line • UAS - A Technology Whose Time has Come • Projected to be a Multi - Billion Dollar Industry • $3M FY08 Presidents Budget for NOAA • $3 B in DoD Budget • American Competitiveness • US Regional Test Beds Artic, Hurricane, Pacific • England, Finland, Canada (Building National Bases) • Europe Investing 500M Euros ( Approx $750M) AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

  20. NOAA UAS Project Contacts • http://UAS.noaa.gov (NOAA UAS Web Page) • Marty.Ralph@noaa.gov (NOAA UAS Project Manager) • Sara.Summers@noaa.gov (Deputy Project Manager) • Philip.G.Hall@noaa.gov (UAS Flight Operations) AUVSI Conference, NOAA UAS Town Hall Meeting, 8 August 2007, Washington, DC

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