NH43C:
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Earth Systems Monitoring, Natural Hazard Assessment, and Emergency Response II Posters


Session ID#: 8578

Session Description:
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are now integral assets for emergency management in assessing natural hazard events, such as volcanic eruptions, forest fires and earthquakes, while helping to reduce the risk to people and infrastructure. For instance, a UAS can provide high spatial resolution maps of hazardous events, while carrying out in situ sampling of related airborne hazards (e.g., noxious gases, solid and liquid aerosols) in real time. The data collected from a UAS can be used by the emergency managers to focus rescue efforts and prioritize resources. The aim of this session is to bring together those who use UAS and the data collected in hazard assessment to present on the newest systems, payloads and research being performed. We invite contributions from those groups who develop and deploy the UAS in emergency management and researchers who use the data for predictive, real-time and post-event hazard assessment.
Primary Convener:  Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Conveners:  David C Pieri, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Philip Andrew McGillivary, US Coast Guard Ice Breaker Operations, Alameda, CA, United States and Alexander Braun, Queens University, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, Canada
Chairs:  David C Pieri, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Matthew M Fladeland, NASA Ames Research Center, Space Sciences, Moffett Field, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • IN - Earth and Space Science Informatics
  • OS - Ocean Sciences
  • V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:

4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4339 Disaster mitigation [NATURAL HAZARDS]
9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

UAV magnetometry in mineral exploration and infrastructure detection (79867)
Kiyavash Parvar, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, Alexander Braun, Queens University, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, Canada and Michael Burns, Pioneer Exploration Consultants Ltd., Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Detection of Aeromagnetic Field Changes Using an Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter: Repeated Experiments at Tarumae Volcano (Japan) (72402)
Takeshi Hashimoto, Institute of Seismology and Volcanology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Takao Koyama, Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Takatoshi Yanagisawa, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Mount Fuji Research Institute, Fujiyoshida, Japan, Takao Ohminato, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan and Takayuki Kaneko, Univ Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Evaluating and operationalizing unmanned aircraft for wildland fire use (85232)
Adam Watts, Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, NV, United States
Producing Mosaiced Infrared Data on Natural Hazards for Real-time Emergency Management using UAS and Thermal Infrared Cameras (73869)
Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI), Fairbanks, AK, United States, Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Eyal Saiet II, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Kīlauea June 27th Lava Flow Hazard Mapping and Disaster Response with UAS (85504)
Nicolas Turner, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Geology and Geophysics, Honolulu, HI, United States, Ryan L Perroy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Geography and Environmental Studies, Hilo, HI, United States, Kenneth A. Hon, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Geology, Hilo, United States and Victor Rasgado, Hawai Community College, Hilo, HI, United States
Volcano Gas Measurements from UAS – Customization of Sensors and Platforms (74374)
Cynthia A Werner1, Robert P. Dahlgren2, Christoph Kern3, Peter J Kelly4, Matthew M Fladeland5, Katherine Norton4, Matthew S Johnson6, A Jeff Sutton7 and Tamar Elias7, (1)USGS Contractor, Vancouver, United States, (2)California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, United States, (3)USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, United States, (4)USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA, United States, (5)NASA Ames Research Ctr, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (6)Earth Science Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (7)USGS, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii National Park, HI, United States
Integration and Testing of Miniaturized Volcanic Gas-Sensing Instruments on UAS Platforms (69652)
Christoph Kern1, Taryn M Lopez2, Jorge Andres Diaz3, Samuel J Vanderwaal4 and Adam Levy4, (1)Cascades Volcano Observatory - USGS, Vancouver, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, (4)Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Volcanic sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide measurements using small unmanned aerial systems (85507)
David C Pieri1, Jorge Andres Diaz2, Matthew M Fladeland3, Geoff Bland4, Alfred Alan Jr.5, Oscar Alegria5, Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno6, Lance E Christensen1, Ernesto Corrales5, Justin Linick1, Peter J Mouginis-Mark7, Michael S Ramsey8, Vincent J Realmuto9 and Florian Max M Schwandner10, (1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, (3)NASA Ames Research Ctr, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (4)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (5)Gas Lab, CICANUM, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, (6)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Roma, Italy, (7)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, (8)University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (9)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (10)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Utilizing In-Situ Static Chamber Measurements and UAV Imagery for Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimations: Assessing Environmental and Management Impacts on Agricultural Emissions for Two Paired-Watershed Sites in Vermont (84585)
Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States, Fox Sparky Peterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States and Janet Wyngaard, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Use of UAS to Support Management in Precision Agriculture: The AggieAir Experience (85751)
Mac McKee1, Alfonso F Torres-Rua2, Manal ELarab1, Leila Hassan Esfahani1 and Austin Jensen1, (1)Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States, (2)Utah State University, Department of Civil and Evironmental Egineering, Logan, UT, United States
Standardised Embedded Data framework for Drones [SEDD] (80038)
Janet Wyngaard, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States and Fox Sparky Peterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
Upcycling UAS into modular platforms for Earth science and autonomy research (86487)
Robert P. Dahlgren, California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, United States, Omar G Dary, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute Moffett Field, Moffett Field, CA, United States, Joab A Ogunbiyi, Morgan State University, NREIP, Baltimore, MD, United States, Ethan A Pinsker, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Kevin Wayne Reynolds, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States and Cynthia A Werner, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA, United States
FluidCam 1&2 - UAV-Based Fluid Lensing Instruments for High-Resolution 3D Subaqueous Imaging and Automated Remote Biosphere Assessment of Reef Ecosystems (83785)
Ved Chirayath, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States
Automated Segmentation and Classification of Coral using Fluid Lensing from Unmanned Airborne Platforms (84167)
Ron Instrella, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, United States and Ved Chirayath, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States
The Monitoring of River Flows and the Management of Flood Hazards using UAVs (76505)
Kenneth L Verosub, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States
Quantifying streambank erosion: a comparative study using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) and a terrestrial laser scanner (85568)
Scott D Hamshaw1, Mandar M Dewoolkar1, Donna Rizzo2, Jarlath ONeil-Dunne2, Jeff Frolik2, Thomas G Bryce2 and Anna Y Waldron2, (1)University of Vermont, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Burlington, United States, (2)University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
Atmospheric Balloon Swarms for Persistent In-Situ Measurements in Hurricanes (76820)
Gianluca Meneghello and Thomas Bewley, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
sUAS for Rapid Pre-Storm Coastal Characterization and Vulnerability Assessment (81250)
Katherine L Brodie1, Richard Kevin Slocum1,2 and Nicholas Spore3, (1)US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Duck, NC, United States, (2)Cormorant Analytics, Fairfax, VA, United States, (3)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Field Research Facility, Duck, NC, United States

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