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Local Government Policy And Planning For Unmanned Aerial Systems, Tyler Spence, Francesca Favaro, Kally Yeung
Local Government Policy And Planning For Unmanned Aerial Systems, Tyler Spence, Francesca Favaro, Kally Yeung
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
This research identifies key state and local government stakeholders in California for drone policy creation and implementation, and describes their perceptions and understanding of drone policy. The investigation assessed stakeholders’ positions, interests, and influence on issues, with the goal of providing potential policy input to achieve successful drone integration in urban environments and within the national airspace of the United States. The research examined regulatory priorities through the use of a two-tiered Stakeholder Analysis Process. The first tier consisted of a detailed survey sent out to over 450 local agencies and jurisdictions in California. The second tier consisted of an …