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Unattended Aerial Vehicle Operations for Traffic Management
City of TorontoGregg Loane, Manager – ITS Capital Delivery
June 19, 2018
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Congestion Management
Plan (2016-2020)
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CMP Objectives
➔ Traffic flow
➔ Safety
➔ Management of
congestion
Improve
➔ Technology
➔ Policy
➔ Operations
Focus
➔ 8 person team to
focus on related
projects
Established 2014
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4Transportation Operations Centre
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New operational model
Upgraded video wall and video
management software
New traveller information strategy
Upgraded traffic management system
Traffic data purchase and Waze partnership
Operations Centre Upgrade
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Monitoring - CCTV Camera Network
Location Number
Expressway 46
Arterial 210
Total 256
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7Traffic Data Waze Partnership
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UofT Partnership
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Transport Canada UAV Regulations
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Special Flight Operations Certificate
★ Visual line-of-sight
★ Max height = 400 feet (120m)
★ Maintain 100 feet (30m) lateral
clearance from any person,
building or vehicle not involved in
the operation
★ Can not operate UAV over built-up
area over open-air assembly of
persons
★ Issue notice to airmen (NOTAM)
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City’s Objectives
➔ Evaluate UAVs for real-time
traffic management of planned
events and unplanned
incidents
➔ Assess the TOC’s ability to
make operational changes in
real-time using UAV
➔ Provide guidelines for future
UAV operations
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UofT’s Objectives
➔ Gain additional flight
experience
➔ Observe a new practical
application of UAV technology
➔ Demonstrate range capabilities
of UAV
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UofT’s Role
➔ Acquire flight certificate
➔ Notify airports➔ Pilot, observer and UAV➔ Coordinate with TOC
The City’s Role
➔ Get related permits➔ Staff in TOC➔ Identify alternate routes➔ Monitor / Identify Needs➔ Update timing as needed➔ Restore
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CIBC Run for the Cure
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Unattended Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
DJI Mavic Pro (740g)
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UAV Coverage CCTV Coverage
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Signal Timing Changes
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Unplanned Events
Not feasible
➔ Unable to deliver blanket
coverage
➔ Unpredictable in nature
➔ Battery life
➔ Current flight regulations
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Planned Events
Feasible
➔ Able to deploy at carefully
selected site
➔ Able to identify alternative
routes and assess conditions
➔ Ability to change traffic signal
timing
➔ Battery life and flight regulations
➔ Varying levels of occlusions
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Future Potential
Federal regulations governing
UAV flight capabilities➔ Probable loosening of regulations
➔ Transport Canada may be willing to
accept lateral movement over built-
up areas
Battery life➔ Strong expectations for battery life
improvements
Privacy Impact Analysis (PIA)➔ New PIA to include video from non-
fixed locations
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Conclusions
1. Currently not feasible to use
UAVs to manage unplanned
traffic incident
2. There is potential to utilize
UAVs to manage traffic caused
by planned events