C H U L A V I S TA , C A L I F O R N I A ADD TITLE Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 Tonight’s agenda • 6:05 – 6:35: Introductions and remarks by city officials • • • • • Mayor Mary Salas Police Chief Roxana Kennedy Police Capt. Vern Sallee Police Lt. Chris Kelley CAPE representative Fritz Reber • 6:35 – 7:30: Questions and answers Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 2 Chula Vista’s Smart City Strategy • Smart City Strategic Action Plan – 2017 • A roadmap of the city’s technology and data work to improve: • • • • Public safety Economic development Community and civic engagement Quality of life • Measure P (2016) and Measure A (2018) • Half-cent sales taxes to support police, fire and infrastructure upgrades Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 3 Chula Vista Police technology • Body-worn cameras - Testing began 2010, fully implemented 2015 • Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) - Upgraded 2017 • Traffic signal camera access - Enabled 2018 • UAS/Drones - Planning began 2016, testing began 2017 • Traffic signal pre-emption - GPS-based testing begins 2019 Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 4 v? Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum 337:0? February 7, 2019 5 VISTA UAS Integration Pilot Program • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chose 10 pilot program sites in 2018 • Goal: Help FAA craft new national rules for integrating drones into civilian life Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 6 San Diego Regional UAS Integration Pilot Program • City of San Diego Office of Homeland Security • • • • • • • • City of Chula Vista UC San Diego Health System Palomar College Port of San Diego Cape Uber Qualcomm (and many more) Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 7 San Diego Regional UAS Integration Pilot Program Concepts of Operations (ConOps) 1. Smart City, International Commerce and Public Safety 2. Medical and Package Delivery FAA Authorizations • Part 107 Night Operations • Part 107 Airspace Waiver • Certificate of Authorization (COA) Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 8 Fleet and personnel • Two DJI Matrice 200 drones • One DJI Mavic Pro • Two DJI Mavic 2 Zooms • Nine FAA-certified pilots • Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 9 Current deployment area • One-mile radius from CVPD headquarters Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 10 Future deployment area • Nine fire stations provide citywide coverage at 1.5mile radius Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 11 Use cases • Verifying complaint of vicious dog at public park • Identifying size and behavior of brushfire • Capturing crime scene photos • Locating homeless encampments in difficult terrain Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 12 Metrics From 10/22/18 to 2/5/19: • 312 flights • 231 calls for service • 75 flight hours • Contributed to 20 arrests Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 13 Chula Vista PD Policy on UAS • No intentional observation of locations where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy • Residential backyards, inside of homes or private buildings • No random surveillance activities • Only deployed in response to calls or active incidents • No discrimination or harassment • No personal use of police drones • Any recordings are stored in same database as body-worn cameras and deleted after one year unless part of an ongoing investigation Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 14 Other Limits Technical limitations FAA restrictions • Battery life • Magnetic interference • Software / firmware • Must remain within line-of-sight • Must fly below 400 feet above ground level • Cannot fly a drone over people • Cannot fly from a moving vehicle • May only fly during daylight or twilight hours Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 15 How it works Live video display Control Inputs Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 16 How it works 1. Collision avoidance between drones 2. Drone air traffic control 3. Highly customizable 3D geofencing and interactive obstacle creation Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 17 How it works Photo credit: Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 18 Get involved • Provide your comments tonight • Send additional comments or questions to: UASTeam@ChulaVistaPD.org • Sign up for email updates: ChulaVistaCA.gov/residents/enotification • Join an advisory group • Read about other smart city efforts at ChulaVistaCA.gov/SmartCity Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 19 Your questions and comments Send additional questions or comments to: UASTeam@ChulaVistaPD.org Drones as First Responders: A Community Forum February 7, 2019 20