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18-3 Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into Operations Conducted by State Departments of Transportation

Project Objectives

  • Provide guidance to New England DOTs regarding best practices when incorporating UAS into daily operations.
  • The research will focus on the following: (1) exploring UAS applications in order to support state DOT missions and identify those most suitable for specific (or categorical) DOT operational missions; (2) identification of up-to-date technologies and support systems that are necessary in order to accomplish the selected use-cases; (3) addressing challenges associated with the implementation and integration of UAS technologies and FAA rules and regulations; (4) developing processes to carry out selected UAS applications.

Technical Committee Members

  • Jeffrey DeCarlo (TC Chair), Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Pamela Cotter, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
  • Carol L. Niewola, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  • Matt Philbrick, Maine Department of Transportation
  • Amy E. Stula, Connecticut Department of Transportation
  • David Tillberg, Vermont Agency of Transportation

AC Liaison: Emily Parkany, Vermont Agency of Transportation

Project Coordinator, Kirsten Seeber, CTC & Associates

Implementation Activities

A UAS New England peer group formed as a result of this project. NHDOT is pursuing a UAS implementation plan that will build off this project and be specific to NHDOT’s needs. VT AOT will use the project’s results to look at new platforms, as a starting point to fill in gaps in their existing UAS procedures and workflows, and as a reference for future discussions in the peer group.

Tech Transfer Activities

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Key Details

Project Number: 18-3

Start Date: 4/16/2019

Completion Date: 3/31/2021

Status: Completed

Principal Investigator: Jagannath Mallela, Ph.D., WSP

Final Products

  • Final Report 
  • Implementation Summary - Emergency Response 
  • Project Webinar 
  • Implementation Summary - Bridge Inspection 
  • Implementation Summary - Construction 
  • Implementation Summary - Public Outreach 
  • Implementation Summary - Survey and Mapping 
  • Implementation Summary - Traffic Analysis 
  • Poster 
  • Fact Sheet 

Task Reports

  • Task 4 Report 
  • Task 3 Report 
  • Task 2 Report 
  • Task 1 Report 

Quarterly Reports

  • 2020 Q4 Report (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 
  • 2020 Q3 Report (Jul 1 - Sep 30) 
  • 2020 Q2 Report (Apr 1 - Jun 30) 
  • 2020 Q1 Report (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 
  • 2019 Q4 Report (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 
  • 2019 Q3 Report (Jul 1 - Sep 30) 
  • 2019 Q2 Report (Apr 1 - Jun 30) 

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