Small unmanned aircraft and the U.S. Forest Service : benefits, costs, and recommendations for using small unmanned aircraft in Forest Service operations

Details

• Creators:
  Markiewicz, Alexandra ; Nash, Logan
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Forest Service
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drone aircraft
  • Remotely piloted aircraft
  • Public land
  • Forests
  • Disasters and emergency operations
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Wildlife
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-USDA-16-06
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  AGR-PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS-PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Aviation Planning and Policy
• Abstract:
  This paper provides information to Forest Service leadership about how the agency could use unmanned aircraft across different programs, especially in program areas where aircraft use is currently limited. It draws from published uses of unmanned aircraft as well as conversations with peer federal agencies that have established unmanned aircraft programs, including the Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters and two of its bureaus: the National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  15IA113245379 ; VXS4A1
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12349/dot_12349_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8f331944818bce14bfa03a525c67161131f32bb6589142844a07d8dcf3964ba4