Jacksonville District Surveying and Mapping Branch UAS Program

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1 Jacksonville District Surveying and Mapping Branch UAS Program INFORMATION BRIEF Travis Barnett 17 March 2017 Jacksonville District UAS team US Army Corps of Engineers

2 USACE Mission Mission: Deliver vital public and military engineering services; partnering in peace and war to strengthen our Nation s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters. Vision: Engineering solutions for our Nation s toughest challenges.

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4 Bottom Line Up Front Small UAS brings additional situational awareness capability to decision makers High fidelity data with rapid delivery from acquisition to data products. Not a replacement for broader collection tools such as satellites for traditional aerial collection. Logistics much easier for small sites and priority areas.. (less than 20,000 acres) Consider all the options and select the best tools for the project requirements.

5 Thanks THANKS to the Team of Teams

6 UAV - History 2005: Starts with ERDC, USGS, University of Florida (UF) and Jacksonville District (SAJ) : Airframe/Payload Development 2010: Transition to operations 2011: SAJ designated UAV Southeast Division (SAD) Regional Center of Expertise. 2012: New Payload. Mosaic Solution : Production Environment 2014: Metric Payload. Gimbaled EO/TIR Video 2015: System diversification 2016: USACE Enterprise Solution

7 UAV THE NEED High resolution imagery for invasive species management and environmental restoration High temporal resolution (ability to quickly reacquire) Waterproof landing Responsive to users Sufficient payload capacity for future development We keep finding more uses

8 UAS Platforms/Applications Pre/active/post construction monitoring Asset/infrastructure management Environmental restoration/compliance Invasive species management (monitoring and biocontrol releases) Digital Surface Models FLIR infrared sensor

9 UAS-Fixed Wing Platforms NOVA wing systems +/-17lbs Main Mapping System More skill required Higher kinetic energy ebee Fixed Wing <5lbs Smaller Area Coverage Less skill Less kinetic energy

10 UAS-VTOL Platforms Mapping where FW not appropriate Modular payloads with NOVA platform More training to operate Phantom VTOL Attractive Cost Lower training to operate Mapping or Video

11 COE UAS systems

12 NOVA System Components

13 NOVA - Airboat Launch

14 NOVA Specifications Fully Autonomous 2.7 m Wingspan 15 lbs. w/ Payload ~1000 acres per 300m altitude ~50 kilometers per 300m altitude 300m altitude Absolute spatial accuracy typically 2-4 meters (no ground control)

15 Standard Mapping Payload Details (MP22) Camera Body: Rebel SL1 Sensor: APS-C CMOS 5184x3456 Single Board Micro PC Positioning: Novatel OEMStar (L1 with WAAS) ebee has point/shoot camera and nadir video DJI Phantom-gimbaled camera/flir/bugdrop, etc

16 UAS Applications Pre/active/post construction monitoring Asset/infrastructure management Environmental restoration/compliance Invasive species management (monitoring and biocontrol releases) Digital Surface Models

17 Construction Monitoring HHD Culvert Replacements: C-16 E Side of Lake Okeechobee Culvert C-16 Flown 21 May 2014 Mosaic 23 May 2014

18 Detailed Construction Monitoring Construction surveillance and documentation

19 Infrastructure/Asset Management NOVA Flight Close to Ground Inspection Time Erosion and degradation of levee identified Direct application for levee/dike/dam inspections FY13 UAV team flew 145 miles of HHD in approx 12 crew days or 12 miles/day Emergencies: pre and post damage assessment

20 Egmont Key Beach Fill Pilot Project with ERDC

21 Ascension Island US Air Force Base Infrastructure Mapping Challenges- New Environment can only do so much Google Earth scouting.., ELEVATION (Florida s Flat ), Coordinating with AFB and local gov.

22 CIR Standard Mapping Payload Near Infrared spectrum captured useful for vegetation analysis

23 Species Identification Resolution sufficient to identify structural properties of plants Purple is Cogon Grass Orange is Brazilian Pepper

24 Species Identification/Classification Fisheating bay native and invasive delineation

25 Species Identification/Classification Species delineation near Lake Placid Florida. Spectral and geometric properties of objects within the image can be used to automatically identify areas of interest.

26 Soo Locks, River Rapids, Geologic Mapping Soo Locks, Sault St. Marie, Michigan, December 2016 Bedrock, Boulders, Rocks, bottom detection

27 Emergency Response-South Carolina Flooding (2015) Columbia Canal Google Earth Columbia Canal SAJ Mosaic

28 Albany, GA Mission Stats 2 people: 6-9 February Sites 3 Debris stockpiles 3 Damage assessments Data Product- RGB mosaic and 3D Point Cloud volume missions

29 3100 Gillionville Debris Stockpiles 1) yds 2) yds 3) yds

30 GOT DSMs? SJ1 Upland Disposal Area, St. Augustine, Florida Sometimes the vertical relief is not readily apparent in imagery

31 GOT DSMS? Repair volume and debris removal estimation

32 Watch Your Step SJ1 Upland Disposal Area, St. Augustine, Florida ~1.2 meter washout Rapid assessment of road/levee conditions

33 Point Clouds with RGB values RGB point clouds can be used to create three dimensional visualizations BE model can segregate storm debris for volume estimates

34 Biocontrol Release for ISM

35 EO and TIR Video Gimbaled Video Thermal Infrared spectrum can reveal hot spots and temperature variations

36 Constraints AR requires AWR: Airworthiness Qualification Level (AQL) 3 Not undergone rigorous airworthiness qualification Avoid flying over people, roads, homes, etc. Limited to Line Of Sight operation (LOS) Depends on conditions, typically 1.5km

37 Future

38 Future: Multi-Rotor VTOL for Everyone ~20 minute flight time 300 gram capacity Live video feedback Water quality sampling Turn Key : No assembly and minimal flight planning COTS Optional HUD via smartphone app Minimal cost ~$3K per kit Minimal training (2-3 days) Minimal flight crew one operator one observer Think biologists, park ranges, engineers, etc.

39 Let s Talk More Give us a shout Mike Hensch Michael.T.Hensch@usace.army.mil Tom Spencer Thomas.M.Spencer@usace.army.mil Victor Wilhelm Victor.L.Wilhelm@usace.army.mil Travis Barnett Travis.W.Barnett@usace.army.mil Consider signing up for the SAJ UAS Newsletter Our website: mannedaerialvehicle.aspx