Operational safety and operator management to enable the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as geomatics tools
[EN] Potential civil applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have risen steeply during the last decade, mainly due to their versatility and capability of spatial data gathering. Nonetheless, real use of UAS is quite restricted nowadays, primarily due to safety and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/174758 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/174758 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Geocomputing 3D Modelling Cultural Heritage Geodesy Geophysics Earth observation Cartography Environmental applications UAS Drone Geomatics SORA Operational safety Emergency Dron Geomática Seguridad operacional Emergencia |
| Sumario: | [EN] Potential civil applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have risen steeply during the last decade, mainly due to their versatility and capability of spatial data gathering. Nonetheless, real use of UAS is quite restricted nowadays, primarily due to safety and regulatory constraints. This multidisciplinary project aims to perform specific safety assessments using the SORA methodology adopted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and develop documentation and procedures for operators to follow, complying with all required safety and regulatory requirements. As a result, DEURPAS-UPV is the first Spanish drone operator belonging to a university to be authorized by Spanish civil aviation agency (AESA-Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea), to perform drone flights in urban areas, in controlled airspace and during the night. In addition, DEURPAS-UPV has performed the first authorized experimental transport operations using drones in Spain. The results from safety assessment and designed procedures have been successfully applied to the operation of Safety and Emergency service providers, such as Valencia Local Police Corps and the Valencian Emergency and Safety Response Agency (AVSRE - Agencia Valenciana de Seguridad y Respuesta a las Emergencias). Overall, this project has served as an enabler for more complex and safer UAS operations, from the operator’s point of view, which will help break the barriers related to the use of these aircraft, with huge potential in geomatics applications. |
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