Welcome! NASA / DHS UAV Capabilities Assessment Workshop July 6 & 7, 2005 Herndon, VA Note: This workshop is an open forum, no ITAR restrictions

Workshop Structure DHS/NASA High Level Briefings Future Mission Analysis Areas of Collaboration? Future UAV Technology Brief today2015 Civil UAV Capability Assessment

Civil UAV Capabilities Assessment Task: Develop a Civil UAV Capability Assessment (2015 Time Frame) –Customers: Sub-Orbital Science Program, Vehicle Systems Program –Complement DOD roadmap –Homeland Security, Commercial, Land and Coastal Regions Management, Earth Science focus areas Objectives: –Influence the management of the UAV technology portfolio based on user defined future needs and missions –Broad civil arena assessment vetted with participating agencies: NASA, NOAA, DOE, U. S. Forest Service, etc. Initial draft version is available via web-site: Information sources for initial version: 35 missions –primarily Earth science missions (SSMF, GSFC Earth Science Missions, NASA/DOE/NOAA workshops and UAV Initiative Advocacy) –21 basic technologies and capabilities identified to support missions