NOAA Silver Spring Metro Complex Building 3 (SSMC-3) 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland
March 8-10, 2017
Wednesday, March 8 - Conference Room 4527, SSMC3
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
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
Thursday, March 9 - Conference Room 4527, SSMC3
7:30-8 am - Coffee and Welcome
DEVELOPMENT (Continued from Day 1)
8:00 am - Demonstrating small UAS for Oil Spill Simulations and Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) - Robb Wright
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)
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)
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
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
Friday, March 10
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
About UAS Agenda (with links to presentations) Indicators of Quality, Relevance, and Performance Review Panel Background and Guiding Documents Information Sheets