Regional sUAS Work Group Notes – Feb 14, 2019

In Attendance:

  • Ammy Gierzak – HC OHSEM
  • Calvin Gadberry – LaPorte Fire Department
  • Lee Tankersley – Harris County IT
  • Patrick Hagan – Houston Fire Department
  • Aaron Lysack – Bellaire PD
  • Lach Mullen – FBC OEM
  • Andrew Kincannon – Houston Fire Department
  • Jason Oliphant – Montgomery County ESD1
  1. Welcome/Introductions
    • Sign-in Sheet
    • Introductions
  2. Presentations
    • None
  3. Status Reports
    • None
  4. New Business
    • Prioritization of objectives discussion
      • Should we develop a “red card” for sUAS
      • Developing communication standards
        • ground to air
        • air to air
        • public
      • COAs (coordinating or stacking?)
      • Liability issues
        • Who’s COA applies when Jurisdiction X responds to Jurisdiction Y
      • Will email survey to rank and prioritize group objectives before March meeting
    • Deployment MOA
      • Multiple MAA/MOA/MOUs exiust already, no need to reinvent wheel
        • HC MAA
        • H/GAC MAA
        • TFMAS MAA
      • Need to define what is being requested and what’s available
        • Platform capability
          • Manufacturer
          • payload
          • mission type
            • mapping
            • photos
            • video
            • night-vision
            • night operations
            • airspace unlock sttaus
          • Operators
          • Flight crew
            • carry cert
          • Bring logs
            • maint
            • flight
        • Ammy & Lach will develop spreadsheet and share at next mtg
        • Jurisdictional robotics program coordinator will self certify using google sheet
        • Once we try this a while we’ll revisit and tweak
    • Training Updates
      • FBC Hosted sUAS Tech 1 & 2 in April
  5. Old Business
    • None
  6. Next Meeting Date/Adjourn
    • March 14, 2019, 1:00-3:00 P.M. (HEC Room 2081)
      • Presentation: TBD
      • New Business: Work group priorities

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