README for ARROW UAS Flight Telemetry Dataset

Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Program, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
2026-06-05

DATASET DOI
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.31931241

DMP DOI
https://doi.org/10.48321/D13644C943

SUMMARY
This dataset contains operational flight telemetry and mission metadata collected by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) under the Alaska Rural Remote Operations Work Plan (ARROW) SMART Grant Program.

Each row represents one completed UAS flight mission conducted using a Skydio aircraft platform. Data were exported directly from the Skydio flight management system and contain operational metadata only.

The dataset does not contain imagery, video, audio recordings, thermal imagery, LiDAR point clouds, photogrammetric products, personally identifiable information (PII), or mission-derived analytical products.

DATASET STRUCTURE
Number of Columns: 26
Number of Records: 1151

FIELD CATEGORIES

Flight Operations Metadata
Includes flight identifiers, aircraft information, mission status, and operational tracking fields.

Temporal Metadata
Includes takeoff times, landing times, and mission duration information.

Geographic Metadata
Includes launch and recovery coordinates recorded by onboard GNSS systems.

Aircraft Configuration Metadata
Sensor Package:
- VT300-L: Wide-angle, narrow-angle, and thermal payload.
- VT300-Z: Narrow-angle, telephoto, and thermal payload.

Attachments:
- NightSense Visible Light
- RTK/PPK GPS
- Spotlight
- Speaker

Carrier(s):
- AT&T FirstNet Band 14

COLUMN LIST
- Flight ID
- Vehicle
- Pilot
- Local Takeoff Time
- Takeoff
- Takeoff Address
- Takeoff Latitude
- Takeoff Longitude
- Land
- Duration (seconds)
- Battery
- Sensor Package
- Attachment (TOP)
- Attachment (BOTTOM)
- Attachment (LEFT)
- Attachment (RIGHT)
- Carrier(s)
- Continuing response in another flight?
- Incident ID
- Type of incident
- Type of incident - Additional details
- Did the drone get to the scene first?
- Did the drone clear the call without patrol resources?
- How did the drone assist with the call?
- How did the drone assist with the call? - Additional details
- Other Notes