Integrated Ground Risk Assessment Service Provider for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

About this technology

Overview

The Integrated Operational Risk Assessment Service Provider tool is aimed to assess the aircrafts integrated air and ground risk; namely, the mid-air collision risk and the ground casualty risks. Currently, the tool has access to high-resolution population density data, commercially available weather forecasting service, and sets of physical models to compute and visualize ground risks, assisting operators with pre-flight planning. As part of the ongoing work, the tool will leverage published notices to airmen (NOTAMs), Drone NOTAMs (DROTAMs), and an existing GPS availability prediction tool. With these data sources, and the intentional extensibility to add others, the capability will allow operators to develop flight plans that minimize ground casualty risk before an aircraft ever takes flight.