Enhancing the Capability and Efficiency of DOD Land Management by Using Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Assess the Impacts of Fire and Coastal Storms

Abstract

Department of Defense (DoD) land management benefits from having the capability to collect, process, and interpret on-demand high-resolution remotely-sensed data. These data are critical in DoD coastal-zone and forest management because of frequent impacts by severe storms, inundation, or management activities, such as prescribed burns. The main goal of this project was to implement reliable Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune environmental management, thereby increasing the speed, ease, andsafety of obtaining useful, highly accurate, and detailed monitoring products for a fraction of the cost of manned operations. The three primary objectives included: 1. Train environmental management personnel to conduct UAS operations legally and safely in DoD airspace, 2. Equip the base with a standardized UAS kit containing all of the equipment and supplies necessary for conducting operations, and 3. Demonstrate UAS applications for managing barrier island beaches and forests by generating proof-of-concept data sets and provide frequent opportunities for communication with Environmental Management Division and Marine Corps personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1189829

Entities

People

  • Antonio B. Rodriguez
  • David W Johnston
  • Jonathan Putney
  • Justin T Ridge
  • Salinda Bacheler
  • Susan E Cohen
  • Troy Walton

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Coastal Management
  • Cost Reductions
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites