7:30am Breakfast/Coffee (SSMC 3 Room 11836) with OAR AA, DAA and Reviewers only

Morning Session

8:00 am – Welcome and Introductions – Craig McLean, NOAA Assistant Administrator

8:15 am – Logistics – Justyna Nicinska, UAS Deputy Director

8:20 am – Overview of NOAA/OAR research – Gary Matlock, NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator

8:35 am – UAS Program Director’s Welcome and Overview – Robbie Hood, UAS Director

9:10 am – Break

RESEARCH

9:30 am – Overview of UAS Research Activities and Analysis of Alternatives – Justyna Nicinska (15 min)

High Impact Weather

9:50 am – Researching UAS Capabilities for Three Dimensional Profiling of the Severe Weather Environment – John Walker (15 min)

10:10 am – The Role of UAS for Boundary Layer Measurements – Bruce Baker, ARL/OAR

Marine Monitoring

10:30 am – Evaluating Effectiveness of UAS Sensors and Platforms for Multi-purpose Mapping of Marshes andBeaches in the NERRS Sentinel Site Network – Kirk Waters/Nina Garfield/NOS

10:50 am – Break

11:05 am – Quantifying Restoration of Juvenile Salmon Habitat with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System – Curtis Roegner/NMFS

11:25 am – Demonstrating UAS Capabilities in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise – Todd Jacobs/ NOS

11:45 am – Q&A/Discussion

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Closed Reviewer Working Lunch (Conference Room 11817, SSMC3)

Polar Monitoring

1:10 – Manned vs. Unmanned Aerial Surveys of Cetaceans in the Arctic: Operationsand Preliminary Results – Robyn Angliss (15 min)

1:30 – UAS Capabilities for Future Shipboard Operations – Trish Quinn (15 min)

1:50 – Researching UAS capabilities during the Marginal Ice Zone Experiment (Partnership) – Tom Wagner/NASA

2:10 – Wrap Up and Q&A – Nicinska (15 min)

DEVELOPMENT

2:30 pm – Overview of UAS Developmental Activities – Robbie Hood (15 min)

2:50 pm – Break

High Impact Weather

3:05 pm – Exploiting Small Unmanned Aerial Systems in Coastal Watersheds – Robert Moorhead (15 min)

3:25 pm – Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) Mission Concept – Jason Dunion (15 min)

3:45 pm – SHOUT Cost Study/Operational Assessment – Phil Kenul (15 min)

4:05 pm – SHOUT Data Impact Study – Gary Wick (15 min)

4:25 pm – Q&A Session

5:00 pm – Close out Discussion

6:00-8:00 pm – Reviewer and OAR and UASPO Leadership Dinner – Copper Canyon Grill, 928 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring

7:30-8 am – Coffee and Welcome

DEVELOPMENT (Continued from Day 1)

Marine Monitoring

8:00 am – Demonstrating small UAS for Oil Spill Simulations and Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) – Robb Wright

Polar Monitoring

8:20 am – Developing UAS Capabilities for Polar Applications – Jason Story/USCG (15 min)

8:40 am – Modified AirCore for Non-CO Trace Gases on NOAA SkyWisp Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – Jim Elkins/OAR

9:00 am – Wrap Up and Q&A – Robbie Hood

9:20 am – Break

TRANSITION

9:45 am – Readiness Level Advancement and Transition to Operations – JC Coffey/ UASPO (15 min)

High Impact Weather

10:05 am – Assimilation of Global Hawk/AVAPS Data into NCEP Operational Models – Vijay Tallapragada/NWS

10:25 am – Development of the Global Hawk Turbulence Sensor for Aircraft Safety – Ru-Shan Gao/OAR

10:45 am – Observing System Simulation Experiment Analysis for Evaluating Impact of Global Hawk Observations – Altug Aksoy/OAR

11:05 am – Using UAS Technology to Obtain Aerial Storm Damage Imagery – Michael Sporer/NWS

11:25 – GOES-R Near Surface UAS Feasibility Demonstration Study – Frank Padula/NESDIS

11:45am – Q&A

12:00-1:00 pm – Closed Reviewer Working Lunch (Conference Room 11817, SSMC3)

Marine Monitoring

1:00 pm – National Marine Sanctuaries UAS Applications – Todd Jacobs and Brendan Bray/NOS and Brian Walsh/Aerovironment

Surface Elevation and Coastal Mapping:

1:20 pm – Airborne Gravity on the Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft – Monica Youngman (15 min)

1:45 pm – Coastal Mapping using small UAS – Mike Aslaksen/NOS (15 min)

Living Marine Resources

2:05 pm – UAS APH-22 for Large Whale Health Assessment – John Durban/NMFS

2:25 pm – Advancements in APH-22 Technology with Applications to Protected Species – Kimberly Murray/NMFS

Polar Monitoring

2: 45 pm – UAS Observations for Soot Transport, Absorption, and Decomposition Study (STADS) – Trish Quinn/OAR

3:05 pm – Synopsis of Transition Accomplishments and Q&A – JC Coffey/UASPO (15 min)

3:20 pm – AeroVironment Overview – Brian Walsh/Aerovironment (15 min)

3:45 pm – Closed Concurrent Research Participant/Stakeholder Session

Review Panel meets in Room 4527 before splitting into two groups (Rm 11817 and Rm 4527)

4:00-5:20 pm – Stakeholder Sessions – Stakeholders and Reviewers (closed)

Room 4527

4:00-4:20 pm – Vicki Childers and Monica Youngman (in-person)

4:20-4:40 pm – Vijay Tallapragada (in-person)

4:40-5:00 pm – Frank Padula (by phone)

5:00-5:20 pm – Cathy Cahill (by phone)

Room 11817

4:00-4:20 pm – Robyn Angliss (by phone)

4:20-4:40 pm – Break

4:40-5:00 pm – Scott Braun (by phone)

5:00-5:20 pm – Frank Marks (by phone)

4:00-5:20 pm – Closed Concurrent LO Stakeholder Session with OAR Leadership (Conference Room 11836, SSMC3)

5:20-5:30pm – Wrap and closing for the day (Room 4527)

6:00-8:00 pm – Optional Dinner for Reviewers and UASPO – Scion Restaurant, 1200 East-West Highway, Silver Spring

8:00-9:00 am – Finish Stakeholder Session (continued from Day 2) (Conference Rm. 11836)

9:00-9:15 am – Future Direction of UAS Program – Overview of New Strategic Plan – Hood/Nicinska (Conf. Rm. 4527)

9:15-9:45 am – Final Q&A – Hood, Nicinska, Project Leads (Room 4527)

10:00-12:00 pm – Reviewer Closed Session (begin to write) (Conference Room 11836)

12:00-1:00 pm – Working Lunch (Reviewers Only) (Room 11836)

1:00-2:00 pm – Reviewer Closed Session Continued

2:00-3:00 pm – Reviewers Reports out to UAS PO and OAR leadership (Room 4527)

3:00-3:30 pm – Final Comments (UASPO) (Room 4527)

3:30 pm – Adjourn