Overview of the NOAA UAS Requirements and Capabilities Database

Matt LucasNOAA UAS Program

TriVector Services, Inc.matthew.w.lucas@trivector.us

UAS Mission and System Development

Observing Requirement Categories• Location – The general area where

the measurements are required, also includes altitude of the measurement (i.e. in situ measurements in a tropical cyclone).

• Minimum Coverage Area – (nm2) Required area of coverage. May be a subset of the location (i.e. for counting mammals, one may make some assumptions about the population distribution that allows them to survey a small area and extrapolate to estimate the total number of mammals)

• Survey Frequency – (daily, monthly, yearly)

• Season of Opportunity – (i.e. fall, hurricane season, any time)

• Measurement Requirements– Accuracy/Precision/Resolution– Sampling Rate

• Measurement Resolution – Distance Between Measurements (vertical/horizontal), Image Resolution

• Data Availability/Delay – Real time data, maximum data delay.

• Operational Readiness – Maximum allowable time to get to the measurement location.

• Environment – The environment in which the vehicle/payload must perform it’s mission.

• Coverage Rate – Coverage Area divided by Elapsed Time (nm2/hr).

Requirements Overview

Mission CentricRequirements

Requirement Attributes:• Applicable Instrumentation• Applicable Platforms• Applicable Subsystems• Requirement Owner/Stakeholder

Requirements-Based Process

Database Overview

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UAS

Classification

Sensor Type

The database is developed using FileMaker Pro.

Vehicle and Sensor Information

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Current Database Statistics

• Vehicle Information Captured:– Performance Data: 70– Cost Data: 22

• Sensors Captured: 47• Requirements– Mission Requirement Categories: 29– Total Mission Requirements: 354

• Demonstration Missions: 16 of 19 Captured

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Database Demonstration