This session is designed for project managers who are either implementing drone technology within their projects or overseeing broader organizational drone programs. We’ll move beyond simply deploying drones to focus on establishing clear definitions of success, setting measurable goals, and ensuring that drone initiatives deliver tangible strategic value to the organization. Panelists will discuss…
- What it means to establish clear objectives and KPIs.
- How to align drone program goals with a larger organizational strategy.
- Identifying and mitigating risks to program success.
- Defining success across different drone applications.
- Stakeholder management and communication strategies for program success.
Attendess will get the knowledge and frameworks necessary to define clear and measurable success criteria for their drone programs and communicate the tangible value delivered by drone technology within your projects and across your organization.
3:30pm-4:10pm – Use of UAV’s for Energy Infrastructure Monitoring and Engineering Decision Making in the Alaskan Arctic
Since 2019, Coastal Frontiers (CFC) and Frontiers Surveys (FS) have collaborated with Hilcorp Alaska, Inc. (HAK) to provide unique, solutions-based UAV programs to aid in the monitoring of energy infrastructure in the Alaskan Artic. These efforts have included UAV programs to inspect offshore oil production islands, nearshore facilities, and pipeline infrastructure with both contracted personnel and internal HAK UAV operations.
The UAV-based data collection has informed CFC and HAK engineers with necessary details to plan, develop, revise, and execute repair programs to improve the safety and integrity of civil infrastructure components supporting HAK’s operations.
Moderator: Antoine Tissier
Speakers:
Brady Richmond
Jessica Worthington
Shane Stragier
4:15pm-5:00pm – Elevating Decision Making: Capturing High-Definition Spatial Intelligibility in the Grand Canyon
Across industries, the ability to understand the world around us and to make better decisions increasingly requires more and better information – a wider field-of-view and higher-quality, spatially informed data. This presentation will detail a compelling case study from a major utilities project in Grand Canyon National Park to fully explore the first-ever commercial drone operations permitted within the rim of the Grand Canyon, and how the imagery captured was used to inform a critical water infrastructure project. Presenters will detail how the groundbreaking drone access was made possible, what valuable insights drone-captured inspection video and photogrammetry deliverables provide and what it meant to navigate a complex regulatory landscape involving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Park Service (NPS), and multiple other federal stakeholders. Presenters will also break down how the extended context and precise data provided a significant return on investment across multiple dimensions.
This case study will illustrate firsthand how drones help us mirror the built and natural world into the digital space and extend spatial intelligibility to owners, stakeholders, stewards, decision makers, designers, and engineers. Attendees will leave this session motivated to push boundaries within their sphere of influence, with a deeper understanding of how to leverage their drones with strategic purpose, regardless of their industry and role.
Moderator: Carlos Femmer
Panelists:
P. Chad Maxwell
Nick Humphrey
Kerry Fleming
