1. Said El Said ITS Program Manager Traffic Operations Division

2. Contents  UAS definition  Payload, Distance and Flight Duration  FAA Certification and Exemption  UAS Transportation Applications Inspection and Surveillance 3D Aerial Mapping and Photogrammetry

3. UAS definition  FAA Definition: A UAS is the unmanned aircraft (UA) and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation equipment, etc., necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.

4. Unmanned Aircraft

5. Ground Station

7. Payload Distance & Duration  Payload Carrying capacity of an aircraft ○ GoPro 110g or 0.24 lb ○ LiDAR 1100g or 2.4 lb  Flight Distance Absolute distance and flight length  Flight Duration Air time

8. FAA Certification and Exemption  COA is a FAA permit for public agencies to operate particular UA, for a particular purpose, in a particular area. Function Area System  COA 60 days to 1 year processing time  Petition for Exemption under Section 333  TDOT has an online account with FAA to submit COAs

9. UAS Transportation Applications  Inspection and Surveillance

10. UAS Transportation Applications  Bridge and Roadway Non-Destructive Inspection Infrared and Thermal Imaging detecting subsurface conditions.

11. UAS Transportation Applications  Due to pockets of air, surface temperature varies

12. UAS Transportation Applications

14.  3D Mapping 2-5 meters

15. UAS Transportation Applications

16.  Photogrammetry 1” relative accuracy

17. UAS Transportation Applications

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