The County of Ventura
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Test Site Application
Southern California Unmanned Systems Alliance
SC-USA
Presented to ACA
September 2013
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Why California?
California meets all FAA requirements for:
High – Low, Fast – Slow, Mountainous, Maritime, Varied
Temperatures.
Ability to avoid over flight of populated areas, national
parkland, tribal land, etc.
Access to test ranges already conducting UAS operations of
all types, sizes, scopes.
Amazing Aerospace heritage including UAS companies in our
region like AeroVironment, Lockheed Martin, Boeing,
Northrup Grumman, General Atomics to name a few.
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Why Ventura County?
Population of 832,000, County workforce 8,000+
Budget of $1.8 Billion
Good credit rating with ability to issue bonds
Home to Navy Base Ventura County
NAWC-WD Sea Test Range
UAS Manufacturers
And it is a beautiful place to be!!
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The SC-USA Team is made up of
government, academia, and industry
Government
County of Ventura
City of Simi Valley
Castle Airport, County of Merced
Monterey Peninsula Airport District
Mojave Air and Space Port
Fox Field, Los Angeles County
Santa Maria Airport District
Lompoc Airport, City of Lompoc
Redding Municipal Airport, City of Redding
Truckee Tahoe Airport
Southern California Logistics Airport Authority,
Victorville
Shafter Minter Airport District
Los Angeles World Airports
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The SC-USA Team is made up of
government, academia, and industry
Academia
CSU Channel Islands
California Lutheran University
UC Santa Barbara
UC Merced
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Ventura Campus
Industry Associations
California Airports Council (CAC)
Associations of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
(AUVSI) Channel Islands Chapter
Ventura County Economic Development Association
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The SC-USA Team is made up of
government, academia, and industry
Industry Partners
AirCover Solutions
AeroVironment
Lockheed Martin Skunkworks
Whittinghill Aerospace
VT Group
Alpha Products
State and Federal Cooperative Agreements
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Department of the Navy (test ranges) through a CSA
California National Guard
California Department of Forestry and Fire
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Reminder - What are UAS?
UAS Commercial / Non-Military Uses
Search and Rescue
Fire Fighting – information management
Precision Agriculture
Power Line Monitoring
Weather Monitoring
Disaster Relief
Oil and Gas exploration
Goods movement
Only limited by imagination...
SC-USA Test Site Concept
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SC-USA Test Site Concept – Connecting Corridors
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SC-USA Test Site Concept – Launch and Recovery Sites
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SC-USA TEST SITE Organization
Ventura County Board of
Supervisors
R&D
Objectives
& Projects
Entry
R&D Board
Chairman
- Team Members
(Federal, State,
Academia,
Industry)
Test Site
Applicant
Entry
SC-USA Test Site Joint
Powers Authority
SC-USA Test Site Director
Assistant Director
Executive Assistant
- Chairman
- Members with
Engineering
Disciplines (e.g.,
structures,
airframes,
propulsion,
guidance, controls,
vertical, fixed wing,
electronic, etc.)
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FAA
NASA
Federal Agencies
Military/TDT&E/Safety
SME
UAS Industry
Economic Development
Agencies
Academia
Investment/Insurance
Industry
Test Site Support Division (Cont.)
Test Site Operations Division
Test Site Support Division
- Test Management
- Safety (SRMS, Flt Readiness Review, Site
Safety)
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UAS Public
Communications
- Operations (SOP, Range Readiness,
Scheduling, Asset Management, Services
Assignment)
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UAS Public Policies &
Legislation
- UAS Data Collection and Reporting
-
Independent
Safety Review
Board
(Airworthiness)
- Flight Planning (Air Traffic Service
Provider Coordination and
Communication)
SC-USA Joint Advisory
Commission
-
UAS Environmental
Assessment
- Business Development &
Economic Impact Studies
- Facilities, Assets, Management
- Supply, Logistics, Legal, Governance
- Legislative Affairs
- Regulatory Compliance
- Contracts
- Budget,& Fiscal Accounting
- Benefits
- Liability & Insurance
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Why is this Important??
ECONOMIC IMPACT and INNOVATION
AUVSI Study shows that commercial UAS could create over
100,000 jobs and $80 Billion in Economic Impact nationally
California is largest breadwinner with 17,000 jobs in and $2
Billion in positive economic impact annually over the next 10
years.
California, particularly Southern California, is home to many of
the World leaders in Aerospace and UAS technology
innovation.
The SC-USA Test Site Economic Benefit could provide more
than 2,500 jobs and over $375 Million in positive economic
impact over a 5 year period.
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Privacy Statement
The SC-USA respects the privacy concerns being voiced by the public and
will comply with all existing laws and regulations regarding privacy.
Emphasis in a policy will be placed on data collection, storage, use, and
distribution.
The SC-USA is engaged in the conversation regarding the privacy issue and
the FAA has been tasked to require a privacy policy associated with the six
test sites. The SC-USA Privacy Policy will incorporate industry best
practices in conjunction with the FAA and other government agencies.
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Support for our efforts....
Congresswoman Julia Brownley – Champion in Congress
Congressman Buck McKeon – Chair of the HASC
Congressional Representatives of Team Members
State Senators and State Assembly Members
Assembly Joint Resolution 6 signed by Governor Brown 8-16-13
Entire CSU system
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA)
California Airports Council (CAC)
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
All of our Team Members
Cities of Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Simi Valley
Local and other Aerospace Businesses
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Recent Updates
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25 proposals from 24 states were submitted.
RUMOR 1 - Selection of one by end of the year
RUMOR 2 – Six to be announced in October
North Dakota, Ohio, and others establishing test
sites ahead of process.
• Two small UAS given Restricted Category
Certification to operate in the Arctic
• Possible Small UAS rulemaking before end of year
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What’s Next??
• Continue to tweak business plan
• Continue to build support and foster
relationships.
• Prepare for FAA site visits.
• Hope the FAA does in fact announce this year.
• Hope it’s us!!
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Q&A
Todd McNamee, AAE
todd.mcnamee@ventura.org
805-388-4200
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