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Members of the UAS Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS) Subproject Conduct Outreach to the Public Safety Small Drone Operator Community
On December 9th, the UAS Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS) team travelled to Southern California and presented UTM at the SoCal Regional UAS Training Day hosted by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Roughly 100 public safety operators were in attendance, including sheriff's departments, police departments, special operations teams, and federal agencies. On December 10th, the team was invited to the Beverly Hills Police Department Headquarters to explore their Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program and Real Time Watch Center (RTWC). The RTWC includes a Drone Pilot, Business District Virtual Patrol Officer, and two other Virtual Patrol Officer stations. The purpose of this tour was to provide NASA with a better understating of the technology and capabilities of a fully operational and successful DFR program.
On December 11th and 12th, the team travelled to Florence, Texas to attend the Public Safety Drone Expo hosted by Texas Department of Public Safety. The Drone Expo was attended by sUAS public safety operators from across the country who came together to train, observe presentations and panels, and meet with industry vendors. NASA spoke on a panel called "The Role of the FAA and NASA in Public Safety UAS," which focused on the current implementation of UTM operations in the North Texas region. NASA also had a booth to engage directly with the public operator community and listen to how sUAS operations are being performed today.
Members of the UAS Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS) subproject team conducting outreach to public safety small drone operators.
Point of Contact: Gita Hodell, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center |
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