WTD & Drone
December 5 ,2024
Peter Keum, GISP
Drone Program Lead/ GIS Analyst
How we use it
King County Wastewater Treatment Division
- Service Area : 426 sq.mi.
- Pop. Serve: ~ 2 Million
- Daily Avg: 178 MGD
- Peak Flow: 731 MGD
- Treatment Plants : 5
- Pump Stations : 48
- Regulator Stations: 26
- KC Sewer Lines: 383 Miles
- Pipe Size: 2.5 in ~ 176 inch
WTD by Numbers
WTD GIS
Maintain Sewer GIS Data
-
FIRS (Facility Information Retrieval System) Data
- Maintenance Hole
- Pipes
- Pump Stations
- Regulator Stations
- Treatment Plants
- Outfalls
- Flow Monitors
- CP Stations
- Connection Points
- Site Plan Data
- 3D Models
- Drone Collected Data
- .... many many more
WTD
GIS
DATA
Program Support
- CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) Control Program
- Modeling Group
- CIFM (Conveyance, Inspection, and Flow Monitoring) Group
- Asset Management Program
- Capacity Charge
- ....many other sections
There are 17 county agencies support King County GIS Data Library System
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?
&
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?
Increase Safety for Staff
Why Use Drones?
Repeatable & Recordable & Searchable
West TP Power Upgrade Site Sept 22, 2022
Why Use Drones?
Repeatable & Recordable & Searchable
West TP Power Upgrade Site March 25, 2023
Power Upgrade
"Data Sandwich"
Vector Data & Raster Data
"Data Sandwich"
Vector Data & Raster Data + 3D Spatial Data
Just another Layer
Esri Workflow
- Public
- No AGO Account
- Group Sharing
- Share with everyone
- Security
- Internal Only
- No AGO Account (KC)
- Group Sharing
- Selected Data to share
Just another Layer
Hosted Feature Layer
Web Map
Web App
Scene Layer (hosted)
Web Scene (3D)
Instant App
Pilot Project
Just another Layer
GIS & Drone, What are they Good for?
Just another tool in the toolbox
END
for now
peter.keum@kingcounty.gov
peter.keum@kingcounty.gov