UAS in EM Standard Operating Guide
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Contents
Introduction
Overview
The Center for Disaster Risk Policy (CDRP) at Florida State University established the Unmanned Aircraft System research project to assess and improve the usability of small unmanned aircraft systems in the context of state, local, and federal disaster management. This project examines UAS hardware, software, policies and procedures, data collection methodologies, and crew training and education to develop best practices for UAS applications in emergency management.
CDRP is the applied and field research arm of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program at FSU, and CDRP faculty and staff have decades of operational emergency management, communications, and information technology experience.
UAS are gaining national attention as a new and exciting technology. Hobbyists and private citizens are acquiring UAS and using them to capture imagery and other data from a vantage point that was previously reserved for those with access to manned aircraft. Governments at all levels are expressing interest in how UAS can be applied to emergency management processes, including mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Purpose of this Document
This Standard Operating Guide includes all non-aircraft specific information and operational guidelines for CDRP personnel operating a UAS.
Further, this document may be used as a template for any entity conducting UAS operations in support of emergency or disaster response agencies.
Published Location
This guide and all supporting documents is published at http://uas.cdrp.net
Administration
Administrative Control
This unmanned aircraft system research project is under the administrative control of the Center for Disaster Risk Policy at Florida State University. All research and operations must comply with CDRP polices and procedures, University policies and procedures, as well as state, local and federal laws and regulations.
The UAS research project director is the Director of the Center for Disaster Risk Policy at Florida State University.
Authority to Task
Only the Directors of the Center for Disaster Risk Policy and the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program at Florida State University or their delegates have the authority to task or assign any UAS resources (including but not limited to aircraft, personnel, or equipment) to any project, mission, or other assignment.
Maintenance of this Document
This Standard Operating Guide is maintained and updated by the Center for Disaster Risk Policy and approved by the Director of CDRP.
Coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration
For purposes of correspondence with the FAA, to include (but not limited to) aircraft registration, Certificate of Authorization (COA) applications, incident reporting, operational reporting, etc., this research program should be identified as:
Center for Disaster Risk Policy Florida State University 113 Collegiate Loop Bellamy 638 Tallahassee, FL 32306-2250 850.644.9961 uas@cdrp.net
