WTD & Drone
December 5 ,2024
Peter Keum, GISP
Drone Program Lead/ GIS Analyst
How we use it
King County Wastewater Treatment Division
It's just a toy...
2016
WTD GIS Drone Program
December 2024
- Four FAA Part 107 Drone Certified Pilots - WTD GIS Specialists (Jim, Patrick, Joe, and Peter)
- Helping other departments to stand up their own RPAS programs
Joe
Outdoor
Indoor
DJI Mavic 2 Pro < $1,800
DJI Mavic 2 Pro Ent. Adv ~ $6,500
DJI FPV w/ Modification ~ $1,300
Mavic 3 Ent
~ $3,800
20 MP/ 56x zoom
20 MP
12 MP/ 32x zoom
+ Thermal
1. Aircraft + Sensor (Data Collection)
2. Data Processing & Analyzing (GIS)
3. Information Products
=
+
Drone
GIS
Great Combo?
&
"Data Sandwich"
Vector Data & Raster Data
"Data Sandwich"
Vector Data & Raster Data + 3D Spatial Data
Great combo !
GIS & DRONE
2021
June - Dec.
2023
Jan. - Dec.
Number of Flights
2022
Jan. - Dec.
+ 480 %
2024
Jan. - Dec.
Completed Flights
41
GIS Integration
Why Use Drones?
South Treatment Plant
Primary Division Channel
Increase Safety for Staff
Why Use Drones?
Repeatable & Recordable & Searchable
West TP Power Upgrade Site March 25, 2023
Power Upgrade
GIS & Drone, What are they Good for?
Just another tool in the toolbox
Just another Layer
END
for now
peter.keum@kingcounty.gov
WTD & Drone - Lighting Talk PIM3 Retreat
By Peter Keum
WTD & Drone - Lighting Talk PIM3 Retreat
Presentation for DroneSIG Drone Summit Dec 5, 2024. KC WTD drone program examples and workflow. Drone to Apps workflow using Esri tools.
