Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Standardization

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been widely accepted by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) over the last decade. Although UAS have been integrated into workflows and are being leveraged as a supplemental tool across a large variety of use cases there is yet to be defined standards developed. State DOTs need UAS data collection standards, specifically for leading use cases such as, surveying, construction inspection and bridge inspections. OBJECTIVES: This project will create a comprehensive UAS Standards and Specifications guidebook that provides State DOTs with the needed UAS data collection standards and best practices. A standalone standards guidebook will be developed and validated for the following use cases: Survey; Construction; Bridge Inspections; As-builts; Incident Management; Earth Movement; Asset Lifecycle and Mainenance.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/1789

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $1,525,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(556)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  Research Development & Technology Transfer
  3132 Channel Dr
  Juneau, AK  United States 

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  Nebraska Department of Transportation

  1500 Highway 2
  P.O. Box 94759
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68509-4759

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Research Program
  1980 West Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  355 Capitol St. NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301-3871

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349

  Alabama Department of Transportation

  1409 Coliseum Blvd.
  Montgomery, AL  United States  36130
• Managing Organizations:

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  Research & Technology Transfer
  2301 Peger Road
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99709-5399
• Project Managers:

  Marlow, Ryan

• Start Date: 20250515
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Data collection; Drones; Inspection; Standards; State departments of transportation; Surveying
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01955096
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(556)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 15 2025 5:34PM