Cordilleran Section - 113th Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 40
Wednesday, 24 May 2017: 1:30 PM-4:50 PM
Room 325A (Hawai‘i Convention Center)

T32. Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the Earth, Ocean, Planetary, and Life Sciences

 

Matthew Barbee, Craig R. Glenn, Nicholas Turner and Charles Devaney, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
PUTTING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO WORK FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - THE USGS NATIONAL UAS PROJECT OFFICE
SLOAN, Jeff, Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25046 MS-980, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jlsloan@usgs.gov, jlsloan@usgs.gov
1:55 PM
WORKING THROUGH THE CHALLENGE OF UAS REGULATIONS
RALSTON, Edward, 1645 AlaWai Blvd, PH1, Honolulu, HI 96815, tedralston@arl.hawaii.edu, tedralston@arl.hawaii.edu
2:15 PM
CUSTOM INSTRUMENTATION FOR DRONE MEASUREMENTS OF VOLCANIC GASES
PORTER, John, MOUGINIS-MARK, Peter, NUNES, Miguel and GARBEIL, Harold, Hawaii Institute Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, pmm@higp.hawaii.edu, pmm@higp.hawaii.edu
2:35 PM
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS FOR ACTIVE VOLCANO MONITORING
TURNER, Nicolas R., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, HOUGHTON, Bruce F., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI and TADDEUCCI, J., Rome section, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, 00194, Italy, nrturner@hawaii.edu, nrturner@hawaii.edu
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:25 PM
A NEW PERSPECTIVE: THE UTILIZATION OF SUAS FOR CORAL REEF ASSESSMENTS
LEVY, Joshua, Applied Research Laboratory/University of Hawaii, Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 170, Honolulu, HI 96822; Marine Biology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Apartment B, Kaneohe, HI 96744, HUNTER, Cynthia, Biology, University of Hawaii, 2538 McCarthy Mall, Edmondson Hall 216, Honolulu, HI 96822 and FRANKLIN, Erik C., Marine Biology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Apartment B, Kaneohe, HI 96744, levyjosh@hawaii.edu, levyjosh@hawaii.edu
3:45 PM
COUPLING AIRCRAFT AND TIME SERIES UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING WITH SIMULTANEOUS IN SITU RADON MONITORING REVEALS DYNAMICS OF GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE TO THE OCEAN
KENNEDY, Joseph J.1, GLENN, Craig R.1, DULAI, Henrietta2 and LUCEY, Paul G.3, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Road POST 701, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, 1680 East-West Rd., P.O.S.T. 602b, Honolulu, HI 96822, joekennedy79@yahoo.com, joekennedy79@yahoo.com
4:05 PM
CREATING ACCURATE DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS USING UAV MOUNTED COMMERCIAL GRADE CAMERAS: A PRACTICAL METHODOLOGY TO GENERATE MAP QUALITY GEOREFERENCED IMAGERY AND TOPOGRAPHY
BARBEE, Matthew1, PALASEANU-LOVEJOY, Monica2, FLETCHER, Charles H.1, DANIELSON, Jeffrey3, GESCH, Dean4, KOTTERMAIR, Maria5, HELWEG, David A.6, CARLSON, Edward7 and THATCHER, Cindy8, (1)Geology & Geophysics, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, (2)US Geological Survey, EGSC, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-521, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Earth Resources Observation & Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, (5)Pacific Islands Climate Science Center, University of Guam (Center for Island Sustainability), Mangilao, 96923, Guam, (6)DOI Pacific Islands Climate Science Center, PO Box 44 c/o USGS-KFS, Hawaii National Park, 96718, (7)NGS NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS Pacific Services Center, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, (8)U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 511, Reston, VA 20192, mbarbee@hawaii.edu, mbarbee@hawaii.edu
4:25 PM
WATER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS BY AN UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) OF POWERPLANT HOT WATER DISCHARGES
DEMARIO, Anthony1, PLEWKA, Eli1, LOPEZ, Pete1, WIX, Ryan1, XIA, Hai1, ZAMORA, Emily1, GESSLER, Dan2 and YALIN, Azer P.1, (1)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 430 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524, (2)Alden Research Laboratory, Inc., 2000 S College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525, ademario09@gmail.com, ademario09@gmail.com
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