Taking flight with sensing equipment will deliver benefits across MDOT : research spotlight.

Details

• Creators:
  Brooks, Colin
• Corporate Creators:
  CTC & Associates LLC
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drone aircraft
  • Remote sensing
  • Data collection
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Evaluation and assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1616
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Field Services
• Abstract:
  Recent strides in technology have opened the doors for using unmanned ; aerial vehicles (UAVs, sometimes called drones) throughout MDOT. An ; extensive study on the viability of UAVs instrumented with remote ; sensors demonstrated a wide range of cost-effective applications. The ; department has high hopes for this technology, and a follow-up research ; project is already in the works.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29313/dot_29313_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 584.32 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e0f59eafa2e0a2517dfe9f9cb1367a716ccd2f1ec5e511184bd4960c86248d22