Harnessing Aerial - Drone Podcast

Drone Services For Governments, Aerial Infrastructure Assessment, UAS Policy ANSI Standards Roadmap, Remote ID, IPP and More with Joe Valasquez of Dronescape


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Show Notes:

Questions-

(2:23) Can you give us some background on your company Dronescape?

(7:10) What opportunities are out there for drone service providers to partner with their local/state or even federal governments?

(9:17) Tell us about Scanscape and how drone pilots or clients can utilize that technology for aerial infrared infrastructure inspections

(11:57) Can DSPs partner with Scanscape to outsource the data analytics and processing for infrastructure inspections?

(13:35) Having been through ITC infrared training, is that something you would recommend to others?

(17:05) Tell us about you experience as an instructor at CPCC teaching UAS public safety and part 107 courses?

(19:10) DO you have any suggestions for anyone out there interested in becoming a UAS instructor/educator?

(21:26) Did you start offering part 107 courses and then expand to other types of specific trainings?

(23:56) As an ANSI contributor you have great visibility into the UAS regulatory space, tell us about how you see in the future of UAS federal regulations?

(27:40) What is your opinion on Drone Remote ID?

(29:28) What lessons have you learned from your time in the drone industry

(31:30) Final 3 Rapid Fire

-Favorite drone to fly?

-What is the coolest project you’ve worked on?

-What is your favorite way to get drone news/industry info?

 

 

What You Will Learn-

(2:57) Why being a professional engineer gives you an edge for securing state/government contracts

(3:30) What the IPP is and how NCDOT and others are involved including drone delivery of medical supplies

(7:20) Processes/Tips for drone service providers to partner with their local/state governments

(9:30)  Process of conducting aerial infrastructure inspections for prime contracts with government entities

(12:00) How drone pilots and DSPs can provide infrastructure inspections even if they do not have experience as a professional engineer or analyzing the infrared/visual infrastructure data

(13:45) Considerations that should be made before investing in infrared specific training

(15:00) Which thermal equipped drones/sensors work best for certain use cases & pros and cons of each

(19:20) Suggestions and pathways for drone pilots interested in becoming a UAS instructor/educator

(22:20) How offering part 107 courses opens up further opportunities to begin teaching more specific coursework to existing and new students/pilots

(24:10) What ANSI is and how it is developing UAS industry standards and a specific roadmap for various drone activities

(28:45) What the federal government is looking for out of remote ID

(29:45) Why specialization and post processing are key to finding success as a service provider in the UAS industry

 

Links Mentioned-

Dronescape.net

Scanscape 

ANSI Roadmap 2 

Drone Charlotte Group

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