Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo Presenter Matthew Schroyer

1. Drones for Good:
Matthew Schroyer
University of Illinois - EnLiST
DroneJournalism.org
DronesForGood.com
@matthew_ryan
Mentalmunition.com
sUAS Opportunities In
Research,
New Media,
STEM Education,
And Public Outreach

2. The Commercial Impact:
Where will drones be in the near-future?
Association for Unmanned Vehicles and Systems International
Economic Impact Report- March, 2013
Other ($2.2B)
Agriculture
($2B)
Public Safety
($89M)
• Wildfire mapping
• Disaster management
• Thermal infrared power
line surveys
• Telecommunication
• Weather monitoring
• Aerial imaging/mapping
• Television news coverage,
sporting events,
moviemaking
• Environmental monitoring
• Oil and gas exploration
• Freight transport

3. Configuration and Specifications of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV) for Early Site Specific Weed Management. (PLOS one)
Jorge Torres-Sánchez, Francisca López-Granados, Ana Isabel De Castro, José Manuel Peña-Barragán.

4. What is
DronesForGood?

7. Istanbul – Taksim Gezi Park
(2013)

8. The “River of Blood”
(2011)

9. Fukushima Disaster - (2011)USAF in Guam deployed
RQ-4 Global Hawk 22
hours after earthquake
Used infrared sensors to
detect the temperature of
the nuclear reactor
Flew 20
missions, encompassing
300 flight hours

12. Flickr / Kris Krug

13. Flickr / GonzoEarth

15. New York Times Newsroom - 2013
Flickr / terraplanner

16. “Slugline” – House of Cards - 2013

17. Sensor Journalism Workshop
Columbia School of Journalism, NYC
June 1-2, 2013

21. collaboration = innovation
adaptation = opportunity
outreach = adoption