This document summarizes a presentation on drone applications in concrete paving given by Olsson. It discusses Olsson's UAV program and experience providing drone services for infrastructure projects like concrete paving, surveying, asset inspections, and environmental monitoring. Specific applications highlighted include stockpile inventories, pavement surveys, construction documentation, and upcoming capabilities like onboard LiDAR. The presentation outlines Olsson's safety practices and the regulatory compliance of its drone operations.

1. Concrete Paving Workshop
Lincoln, NE
January 22, 2019
Drone Applications in
Concrete Paving
Wayne, Municipal Airport

2. Olsson
Drone Program
Mike Laird
PLS-KS, MO, CFedS
BS – GIS/Remote Sensing
Part 107 Remote Pilot
Private Pilot License NextEra - San Francisco

3. Agenda
• Olsson’s UAV Program
• Concrete Paving Construction Applications
• Construction Project Examples
• Additional Drone Services
• Future Services

4. Olsson’s UAV Program
• Safety and Reputation
• Early Adopter
• Diverse Client and Project List
• Streamlined Field Procedures & Post
Processing
• 4-Years of Professional UAV Services
• Premiere Access / Connections
§ Airport Managers, Air Traffic Control, Law Enforcement
§ KC Downtown, KC International, OMA & LNK Entire Class-C
§ City of Lincoln, JOCO & Mesa CO Sheriffs, KU, JCCC

5. Clients/Travel/Challenges
• DOTs/HWY: First job NDOR: Brewster, NE Streambank erosion
§ 100 foot sand slope
• Rail: UPRR,BNSF NE, TX, WA, OR, CA,
§ 125 mile long corridor map – CO
§ 5 mile track video of Oregon from 1 mile across Columbia River in Washington
• Wind/Solar: Invenergy, Nextera: NE, OK, NM, CO, MI, TN
§ 800 turbines. 45mph wind. 105 degrees OK dust-bowl. 12 hrs continuous ops. 4 days.
• Energy: Lincoln Electric H-pole inspection. 98 poles in 2 days
• Google: monthly construction progress (confidential location)
§ Very active site. 5 cranes, tall conc stacks, electrical interference, tight security protocals
• TESLA: auto loading facility: Freemont CA factory

6. Olsson UAV Program Strengths
• Early Adopter - 2014
§ Large portfolio, wide variety experience & clients
§ Field & Office workflows perfected
§ Rapid Response to a Large territory
• Talented Pilots:
§ Environmental Scientist: GIS expert, Cutting edge research & applications
§ Licensed Pilot: Connections FAA, Towers, Airports, Law Enforcement
§ Licensed Surveyor: Understanding of ground control, accuracies/error analysis
• Safety Record and Reputation
§ Spotless Record of Safe operations at sensitive sites
§ airports, hospitals, urban, spinning turbines, industrial sites

7. Equipment
• Draganflyer X4-ES
• Phantom 4 Pro
• Inspire Pro
• Matrice 600 Pro-LIDAR*
• FlightWave Edge*
*Coming Soon!
*Coming Soon!

8. Concrete Paving Construction Applications
• Stock Pile Inventories
• Survey and Mapping
• Pavement Crack Mapping
• Site management & Documentation
• Environmental Compliance
• Pre/Post Project Documentation

9. Stock Pile Inventories

10. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility

11. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility

12. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility

13. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility

14. Engineering Design Survey:
Stream Bank Stabilization | Nebraska Department of Roads | Brewster, NE

15. Engineering Design Survey:
Stream Bank Stabilization | Nebraska Department of Roads | Brewster, NE

16. Concrete Pavement Survey: Sony A7R III 42MP

17. Concrete Pavement Survey: Denver, CO

18. Concrete Pavement Survey: Roadway

19. Concrete Pavement Survey: Street

20. Airport Taxiway Survey: Wayne, NE

21. Airport Taxiway Survey : Airport

22. Airport Taxiway Survey : Airport

23. Concrete Pavement Survey: Memphis, TN

24. Concrete Pavement Survey: Rail Intermodal

25. Concrete Pavement Survey: Rail Intermodal

26. Crop Damage Mapping

27. Crop Damage MappingCrop Damage Mapping
-Before Development

28. Crop Damage Mapping
-After Development

29. Crop Damage Mapping
-Acreage
29.0 Acres
Soybeans

30. Red Bed, OK
25 Sections
30 linear miles

31. Construction Progress Documentation

32. Construction Progress Documentation

33. Construction Progress Documentation

34. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Construction Progress Documentation

35. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Construction Progress Documentation

36. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding
Construction Progress Documentation

37. Construction Progress Documentation

38. Document complex operations: training video, public release.

39. Asset Inspections

40. T&D Line
Inspection:
Lincoln Electric
98 H-poles in 2 days

41. LES Inspection

42. Rapid Response & Asset Documentation

43. Environmental
Observation

44. Drone Application for Environmental Services
• Siting and Design
§ Wetlands Assessment and Design
§ Document environmental compliance: erosion fencing, silt runoff, etc.

45. Additional UAV Services
• Aerial Scouting: Micrositing
• Construction Damage Documentation before/after. Acres damaged
• Traffic Study Surveys: continuous video traffic problems
• Post Project Marketing Photography
• FAA Surveys (Instrument Approach,1-A, and 2-C, Certifications)
• Measure height of structures: Transmission line route

46. FAA Part 107.39 Operation Over Human Beings
No person may operate a small UAV directly over a human being unless that person is:
(a) Participating in the operation; (Think: Construction Site)
-or-
(b) Located under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide
reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft.

47. FAA Part 107.37 Operation Near manned aircraft
(a) Must give way to all manned aircraft. May not pass over, under, or ahead unless well clear.

48. FAA Part 107.41 & .43 Operation in vicinity of airports
(a) Class B, C, D, E-surface: requires prior authorization from Air Traffic Control
(b) No person may operate a UAV in a manner that interferes with manned aircraft operations.

49. Coming Soon: UAV LIDAR
• 200 pts per square meter, 1 cm accuracy
• 5 laser pulse returns - Penetrate vegetation to bare earth
• Specializes in Long corridor mapping
• Low light capability
• Game-changer

50. Lincoln Airport – Runway 36
200’ x 12,900’
• 200 pts per square meter at 1 cm accuracy
• Altitude: 250’
• Swath width: 200’
• Speed 11mph = 1,000 feet per minute
• Map a 12,000’ runway in 12 minutes
FAA Compliance:
• 15 minute Clearance from
control tower

51. I-80 through Omaha
10 lanes - 200’ wide
• 200 pts per square meter at 1 cm accuracy
• Swath width: 200’
• 1,000 fpm = 5 miles on one 25 minute flight
Safety & FAA Compliance:
• Temp lane closures
• Fly at 2am - FAA night waiver
• LIDAR is active sensor. No light required
200feet

52. Review
• Stock pile management/volumes
• Paving Areas/Quantities
• Pre/Post Project Documentation
• Asset Inspection & Documentation
• Environmental Observation
• Aerial Scouting

53. Questions?
Thank you!

54. Traffic Study: Texas-Mexico Border

55. Project Progress:
Rattlesnake Creek Windfarm | Northeast, NE

56. Post Project Marketing Photography:
Golden Hills Windfarm | San Francisco, CA

57. FAA Surveys: Instrument Approach
Moundridge, KS Airport

58. Structure Heights
From Point Clouds.
FAA Surveys: Instrument Approach
Moundridge, KS Airport

59. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District

60. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District

61. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District

62. Bridge Inspections

63. Looking Ahead:
• Fixed Wing UAV (2hr-45min / 6 mile range)
• Onboard RTK
• Onboard LiDAR
• Point Cloud Classification: Delete Vegetation
• Dedicated Inspection UAV
• Tethered Ground Based Power System

64. Coming Soon: Q1 2018
• Vertical Takeoff-Land (VTOL)
• 2hr 45min endurance (Solar Wings)
• 6 mile FPV range
• 58mph Cruise then Circle or Hover
• 46mph wind tolerance, Waterproof to 1 meter
• Map 1 sq. mile per flight (60MP, 1cm pixel resolution)
• “Sustained aerial presence for high-wind applications”
• Game-changer for wind & solar applications