{"id":12571,"date":"2019-04-16T03:49:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=12571"},"modified":"2019-04-16T20:16:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T20:16:17","slug":"vermont-agency-of-transportation-implements-uas-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/vermont\/vermont-agency-of-transportation-implements-uas-program\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Agency of Transportation Implements UAS Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJI_0005edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12572\" width=\"327\" height=\"262\"\/><figcaption> <br><em>Evan Robinson, left and Chris Raymond. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced the\nimplementation of a UAS program to augment its capability to provide valuable\ninformation across the agency.&nbsp; VTrans\nUAS will use UAS technology to inspect bridges, culverts, buildings and other\nvarious assets.&nbsp; They will also provide\ndetailed mapping and survey products throughout the agency.&nbsp; VTrans UAS will also support search and\nrescue, natural disaster response, and other damage assessment operations.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVTrans is excited to implement UAS technology into daily\nAgency of Transportation operations in Vermont,\u201d said Evan Robinson, UAS\nProgram Manager. \u201cOur program also anticipates positive contributions to many\nemergency response efforts within the state.\u201d&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJI_0016-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJI_0016-edit.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJI_0016-edit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>VTrans UAS assists the VTrans Rail Bridge inspectors over the Mill River in Readsboro, VT.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>VTrans UAS is comprised of 11 Vermont Agency of\nTransportation employees.&nbsp; The program\nleverages prior aviation experience from within the aviation department.&nbsp; Each employee brings a special skillset and a\ndiverse background which adds value to the program.&nbsp; As the program grows, VTrans will conduct and\nfacilitate operations not only within VTrans, but across many other state\nagencies as well.&nbsp; With the rapid\ndevelopment of UAS technology, VTrans UAS is looking forward to many new\nsuccessful applications across state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no doubt that VTrans UAS will provide a safe, efficient and valuable service for Vermont state agencies and for its citizens as well,\u201d said Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vlcsnap-2019-04-15-09h32m59s083edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vlcsnap-2019-04-15-09h32m59s083edit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vlcsnap-2019-04-15-09h32m59s083edit-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>VTrans UAS with flood coverage from the 4\/15\/19 rain event in Stockbridge, VT. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced the implementation of a UAS program to augment its capability to provide valuable information across the agency.&nbsp; VTrans UAS will use UAS technology to inspect bridges, culverts, buildings and other various assets.&nbsp; They will also provide detailed mapping and survey products throughout the agency.&nbsp; VTrans UAS will also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unmanned-systems","category-vermont"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vermont-Drone-training-May-2018-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12571"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12609,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions\/12609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}