EPA UAS Usage Report
EPA UAS Use Case Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
The goal of the EPA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program is to create a framework through which EPA regional offices, EPA headquarters offices and grant recipients can take advantage of UAS technology to protect human health and the environment. Unmanned Aircraft Systems include drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Aircraft (UA), Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). They all refer to aircraft that are controlled remotely without a human pilot onboard.
EPA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Policy, which was issued on December 1, 2020 by EPA's CIO Vaughn Noga, outlines how UAS can be used while taking into consideration privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, accountability, and transparency. Learn more about these considerations in the EPA UAS Handbook and the EPA’s UAS Policy which is available at the EPA UAS Program Webpage.
EPA provides an annual UAS Usage Report that summarizes UAS activities within the Agency during each fiscal year. The first annual report summarizes EPA UAS activities during FY2021. The report describes missions flown, sensors used, types of information acquired, and under what authority such assistance was provided.
FY24
View and download this information by viewing the or by exploring the Qlik Dashboard, and the Web Mapping Application.
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FY23
View and download this information by viewing the or by exploring the Qlik Dashboard, and the Web Mapping Application.
FY22
View and download the FY22 information by viewing the or by exploring the Qlik Dashboard, and the Web Mapping Application.
FY21
View the FY21 flights and download this information by viewing the EPA UAS Use Case Fiscal Year 2021 (pdf) or by exploring the Qlik Dashboard, the Web Mapping Application, and the StoryMap Use Cases below.
StoryMap Use Cases
Take a deeper look into the EPA's UAS usage by exploring Region 1's Cranberry Bog, the American Challenger Shipwreck, and Wappinger Creek Superfund Site.
Questions?
Email EPA_UAS@epa.gov
