Aerial Survey Working Group 2015
Fort Collins, CO
FINAL Agenda
1/13/15
Date & Time:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Meeting
Location:
USDA Forest Service
2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. A,
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Our meeting will be held walking distance from the hotel, in the Centre Ave. Bldg ‘A’ firstfloor conference room (combined rooms 122, 123, 124). Several lunch options are within
walking distance and the first floor also has a small cafeteria with coffee and snacks.
Lodging and
Reservations: Hilton Fort Collins
425 W Prospect Rd.
Fort Collins CO 80526
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Block held under “FS-ASWG” until Dec. 23 , call 1-970-482-2626. Rooms are $98/night.
Building Access and Transportation from Denver International Airport:
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Shuttle reservations may be made through www.supershuttle.com.
The Hilton Fort Collins is 0.75 mi from Building A
Guests will need photo ID and sign in and obtain a visitor badge; Federal employees show
government ID at the security desk
ASWG 2015
Chair:
Jeff Mai, Forest Health Protection, jmai@fs.fed.us, 970-295-5878
Contact Jeff if you plan to attend and/or have additional agenda items
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Lead
Day One – January 21nd
0800 – 0900 Introductions and Objectives
Jeff Mai
0900 – 0930 Forest Health Protection Directors’ Update
Frank Sapio
0930 – 1000 Operational Remote Sensing
1000 – 1200 Unit Summary
Robert Chastain
Group Task*
*UAO prework to Jeff by Dec 23rd, Unit Reports summarizing:
Hours Flown (subtotal rotor and fixed wing), Acres, % Digital/Paper, AFF,
Aircraft Utilized, Ground Check Method(s) Used & Amount Checked,
Successes/Problems, 2014 Highlights and Plans for 2015
Synopsis and Discussion of Unit Reports
Jeff Mai
LUNCH
1300 – 1430 Aviation Safety & Management Nat’l Update
Review 2014, Outline 2015 Program
Jeff Mai
1430 – 1530 Hazards, Incidents and Mishap Prevention
Group Task
Review 2014 Safecoms, Additional Reports, Identify Improvements
1530 – 1700 2014 Aviation Mishap Review (A-200)
Kent Hamilton
Day Two – January 22rd
0800 – 0900 Data Utility
Group Task
Review Breadth of Uses/Informational Queries (local/national), e.g.
Conditions and Climate Change, Forecast Planning/Management for Resilience
Similarities and Differences Compared to 2012 NIDRM
0900 – 1030 Historical Variance in Intensity Estimates (TPA & % Class)
ODF Photo Interpretation vs ADS
Danny Norlander
FHTET ADS Accuracy Analysis
Drew McMahan
Review Damage Intensity Estimation Used 2014
Group Task
1030 – 1200 Digital Mobile Sketch Mapping (DMSM) Development
Review Current DMSM Version air/ground, Fall Prototype
Issue Resolutions
Data Packaging and Reporting, Work Flow/Output Discussion
Training and Continued Testing with Transition Plan for 2015
Jim Schriever
Frank Krist
Group Task
LUNCH
1300 – 1430 Alternative Data Sources, Now and Future
Pros/Cons and Parameters to Accommodate Alternative
IDS Data Streams, Intensive Crown Monitoring/Detection
Urban Areas (special heli surveys)
Jeff Mai
1430 – 1530 Aviation Risk Assessments
Updates to Survey, Application, Remote Sensing
Group Task
1530 – 1600 Finalize ASWG Charter
Route for Signatures Following Meeting
Group Task
1600 – 1700 Bin Items
Identify Subgroups to Complete Any Unfinished Work
Group Task
End