Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2696 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (144584)
Principal Investigator: Michael Starek
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 100,461
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 9/1/22 - 8/31/24
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: 2A - Engineering
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Blucher
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Develop Guidelines for the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Smartphones for Construction and Utility Inspections
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Texas Department of Transportation
CFDA Link: DOT
20.205
Program Title:
none
CFDA Linked: Highway Planning and Construction
Note:
SAMs 1.1.7 - "...The Performing Agencies shall document state of the art in UAS-SfM and UAS-LiDAR technologies and practice; prepare a list of use cases and case studies to test relevant technologies; conduct field tests and comparative analyses to identify and document advantages, disadvantages, complementary capabilities, and potential implementation scenarios and costs; prepare recommended settings and operational workflows for repeatable, survey-grade data collection; prepare guidelines for quality assurance and control of UAS surveying projects conducted with LiDAR and SfM photogrammetry, as well as identify project suitability for the adoption of UAS to support and enhance land surveying activities...."
Discussion: No discussion notes