UAS Weather Forum

The 2023 UAS Weather Forum was Monday, May 8, 2023 9 am till noon. It took place as a co-located event at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL show in Denver, CO from May 8-11, 2023. 

Agenda

• Welcome (pdf)
  Matthias Steiner, National Center for Atmospheric Research
   
• Operating drones in extreme weather (pdf)
  Brandon Clement, Live Storm Chasing
   
• How drones can help utilities reducing time to action in the aftermath of hurricanes (pdf)
  Eric Schwartz, Florida Power & Light Company
   
• Beneficial uses of drones in emergency services (pdf)
  Richard Steidell, Boulder Police Department UAS Unit
   
• Applications and considerations for UAS to support wildland fire management (pdf)
  Marcus Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center
   
• UAS sensor package for environmental monitoring and air quality studies (pdf)
  Eric Apel, NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling
   
• Adjourn

General Information

The UAS Weather Forum provides a platform for UAS operators; federal and state agencies; weather researchers and providers; trade groups; safety and insurance groups; UAS manufacturers; and others to:

• Share experiences with expected and unexpected weather impacts
• Engage in a dialogue about weather needs for UAS operations
• Collect requirements for developing better weather guidance
• Cultivate strategies on how to make progress with needed weather support
• Assist regulators with safe integration of UAS into the national airspace system considering weather impacts
• Explore opportunities for using UAS-sensed environmental information for enhanced situational awareness and better weather prediction
• Facilitate weather education & outreach

This year’s discussion will be focused on the Use of Drones in Weather-related Emergency Management.

The UAS Weather Forum is open to all XPONENTIAL attendees; however, separate pre-registration is required as space is limited.  For questions regarding the forum, please contact: msteiner@ucar.edu

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• FREE EVENT - registration required
• Attendees must have a minimum of an XPO Hall Pass
• ​See step-by-step registration instructions