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DHS-NIST-ASTM-NFPA Aerial Test Methods, Army Camp Shelby 7183

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Aerial Program Overview

Two dozen test methods and performance metrics developed by NIST will allow small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and aerial system pilots to get comprehensively evaluated and quantitatively compared prior to deploying into more operationally significant scenarios involving mock villages and cities with scripted scenarios. Embedded standard test apparatuses within the scenarios enable periodic measurement of performance to capture degradations that may occur due to environmental variables such as shadows, smoke, etc. The Department of Homeland Security's first site for evaluating small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) is located at Army Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, MS.

NIST's test methods and performance metrics are providing the basis for a new strategic collaboration between the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ASTM International. ASTM will standardize the underlying test methods. NFPA will select various combinations of those test methods representing essential mission capabilities to define sUAS equipment standards for public safety operations. This collaboration across the two standards organizations will help guide purchases and focus training for fire departments. It may also lead to credentialing of aerial system pilots more generally, including emergency responders and hobbyists. Several organizations have already expressed interest in using NIST's test methods to support credentialing, as have various other state and federal organizations.

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December 10, 2017