Abstract
NOAA’s DPP partnered with CRRC to plan and facilitate a hybrid workshop over two days at UNH’s Memorial Union Building (MUB) in Durham, NH. This workshop titled “NOAA OR&R Remote Sensing/UAS Workshop” identified overarching concepts, knowledge gaps, challenges, and research regarding the current capabilities of oil spill remote sensing of NOAA and its partners, including government and state agencies, and the private sector (e.g., OSROs, contractors). The resulting conversations explored state of the art technologies that could be deployed during a spill event and complications introduced to response and recovery efforts by data delivery timelines, data products, and remote sensing technology (RST) availability and capabilities.
OR&R has long been a leader in the NOAA emergency response and damage assessment communities and at the cutting-edge forefront of response science and technology. Remote sensing technology has proven effective in supporting preparedness, response, assessment and restoration. OR&R is working diligently to operationalize remote sensing and sUAS across its programs. While there has been great progress, more work is necessary. In this workshop, participants have identified examples of successful use of remote sensing technologies and explored partnership opportunities to transition them into operations. OR&R’s two remote sensing/UAS technical workshops in 2024 identified successes, limitations and action items in four areas: 1) Operational Needs for Remote Sensing, 2) Approaches for OR&R to Partner with Others, 3) Research Needs, and 4) Strategies to Transition Technologies into Operations. It is important that work continues, and OR&R and its partners pursue solutions to operational impediments. The recommendations cited in this report provide a blueprint for OR&R to leverage strategic partnerships and make internal and external investments in program-wide successful adoption of remote sensing technology.
Publication Date
1-2025
Document Type
Workshop Report
Recommended Citation
Coastal Response Research Center, "NOAA OR&R Remote Sensing /UAS Workshop Report" (2025). Coastal Response Research Center. 43.
https://scholars.unh.edu/crrc/43