First Annual UA Drone Day

March 23, 2022 at The University of Arizona

When

8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., March 23, 2022

Where

Science and Engineering Library (Morning) and Bear Down Field (Afternoon)

Overview

The objective of Drone Day is to bring together and build a community of people at and around UA who are using or interested in using unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) in research and other academic activities.

This will be an opportunity to share research problems and opportunities, discuss tools and protocols, and learn about local resources.

The first drone day will include a morning of talks, lunch, and an afternoon at Bear Down field to show equipment and fly drones.

Registration

  • register to attend
  • submit a talk (Deadline Monday March 21, only title is required)
  • request to display equipment
  • request to fly your drone over Bear Down Field (license required)

Agenda

Morning: Talks and Discussion

Location: Weaver Science-Engineering Library Room 212

8:30Start
  • Get Coffee and Treats
  • Socialize
  • Mill about
8:45WelcomeDavid LeBauer, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
9:00Keynote
"Drones Now and In the Future: Challenges and Opportunities"
Kamel Didan, Department of Biosystems Engineering,
9:30Research Talks
TimeSpeakerAffiliationTitle
9:30Herb WagnerRisk Management ServicesA Message from the Director of Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety at UA
9:45Michael McKissonSchool of JournalismDrone Journalism and FAA Licensing 
10:00Jeffrey Gillan, Kyle Hartfield, Wim van Leeuwen, Kangsan Lee, Chloe PeckArizona Remote Sensing CenterMulti-scale remote sensing for applied research and civil applications
10:15Omar YoussefSchool of ArchitectureDrones in Architecture
10:30Charles RevelloWyant College of Optical SciencesLarge Area Coverage Using Drone Mounted Multi-Camera Arrays
10:45Hossein RastgoftarAerospace and Mechanical EngineeringContinuum Deformation Approaches to Large Scale UAS Coordination and Traffic Management
11:00Adam LisbergDJIDJI Drones In Scientific Research: What You Need To Know Now
11:15Brett Carr, Christopher HamiltonLunar and Planetary LaboratoryDrones at Volcanoes: New perspectives for science and hazards
11:30Jeff Czapla-MyersWyant College of Optical SciencesUAS Field Use in Support of Earth-Observing Sensor Calibration
11:45Joshua Follansbee, Lindsey Wiley, Patrick Leslie, Charles Revello, Ronald DriggersWyant College of Optical SciencesDrone Detection in the Reflective Bands: VIS, NIR, SWIR, and eSWIR
12:00Diaa Eldin Elshikha, Douglas J. Hunsaker, Peter M. Waller, Kelly R. Thorp, David Dierig, Guangyao Wang, Von Mark V. Cruz, Matthew E. Katterman, Kevin F. Bronson, Gerard W. Wall, Alison L. ThompsonDepartment of Biosystems EngineeringEvaluation of guayule cover, crop coefficient, and yield using UAS-based multispectral data
12:15Joe WagnerFlood Control District of Maricopa CountyDrone Mapping of Cave Creek Dam

Lunch

12:30Lunch provided for contributors, and others as supplies allow. Sign up in the morning.

Afternoon Fly and Equipment Demo

Location: Bear Down Field

1:00ishDrone Fly
  • All pilots need to fill out this form by Monday March 21st 
  • Non-UA affiliates need to provide certificate of insurance
3:00Wrap Up 

Funding Provided by The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Contacts

Chris Schnaufer
schnaufer@arizona.edu