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UAS&research&in&California&State&Parks&focuses&on&safety,&accuracy,&and&efficiency&of&UAS&field&data&collec2on&for&land&surveys&and&facili2es&management.&&Priority&sites&are&‘approvable’&sites:&rela2vely&remote&areas,&with&controlled&access,&and&diversity&of&terrain&eleva2ons&and&cover&types.&&Re:&COA:&Dot&every&I&and&cross&every&T&about&the&aircrai&and&the&mission.&&&And&have&lots&of&pa2ence.&&&

Start:&CA&State&Park&Director’s&Ac2on&Request,&Fall,&2012&&&California&State&Aqorney&General&leqer&to&FAA&vouching&for&Parks&as&a&State&&State&Parks&Chief&Counsel&leqer&to&FAA:&no&UAS&for&commercial&purposes,&only&public&&With&Leqers&1&and&2&on&file,&Parks&became&eligible&to&apply&for&an&FAA&COA&&CA&State&Parks&Surveys&agreed&to&conduct&a&full&land&survey&(some&16&photo&targets&over&a&60Oacre&area)&&in&Prairie&City&SVRA&(Rancho&Cordova,&CA)&&Trimble&Naviga2on&agreed&to&a&noOcost&demo.&&The&Prairie&City&Chief&Ranger&allowed&use&of&the&Park&(a&closed&area,&under&mine&rehabilita2on).&&California&Surveying&&&Draiing&Supplies,&Inc&coordinated&postOprocessing&facili2es&and&provided&carpool&transporta2on&and&ameni2es&for&some&36&people.&&The&November,&2013&flight&was&a&text&book&success:&15&minutes&air2me,&60&acres&with&16&surveyed&targets;&4&hours&post&process;&1Oi&accuracy&ortho&and&DSM.&&Another&Prairie&City&flight,&under&a&separate&COA&for&the&Trimble&UXO5,&is&planned&for&June,&2014.&&&&

Take&Home&Points&&UAS&research&in&California&State&Parks:&&safety&accuracy&efficiency&&&for&land&survey&and&facili2es&management&&And&have&lots&of&pa2ence.&&&

Thank&you&&Acknowledgments&CA&State&Parks,&Park&Opera2ons,&Land&Surveys,&FAA&COA&Review&Teams,&Trimble&Naviga2on,&California&Surveying&&&Draiing&Supplies&Inc,&CalTrans&Photogrammetry,&Towill&Inc,&and&Prairie&City&SVRA&Park&Rangers.&&&&Author&&Paul&Veisze&Geographic&Informa2on&Officer&California&State&Parks&Paul.Veisze@parks.ca.gov&916O949O3327&&