Deploying Drones for Improved Environmental Results
Thursday, December 17, 2020
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are taking environmental agency programs to new heights! States, tribes, and EPA are generating better environmental results and improving worker safety by deploying drones in emergency response, compliance monitoring, mapping, sampling, and other activities. This webinar explored these soaring efforts, techniques for managing all the new data, and lessons learned on the ground and in the sky.
Resources
Webinar Agenda
1:00 – 1:05 | Welcome and Introduction
Sarah Abramowitz, Ross Strategic
1:05 – 1:10 | Opening Remarks
Beth Graves and Paulina Lopez-Santos, ECOS
Agenda Review
Forthcoming ECOS research on state agency drone usage
1:10 - 1:40 | Lightning Talks on Agency Drone Programs
Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Arthur OstaszewskiShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Ryan BonneyNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Toby Vinson, Michael Griffin, Michael WareFort Sill Apache Tribe
Josh Worcester, Monte ScammahornLouisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Jason SmithU.S. EPA Region 9
Pete Guria
1:40 - 2:05 | Panel Discussion on Drone Programs
Moderators: Beth Graves and Paulina Lopez-Santos, ECOS
2:05 – 2:25 | Q&A and Open Discussion
2:25 – 2:30 | Webinar Wrap-Up
Kurt Rakouskas, ECOS