STANDARDIZATION ROADMAP For Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Version 2.0 Prepared by the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC): June 2020 ©2020 American National Standards Institute (ANSI). All rights reserved. Published by ANSI. Printed in the United States of America. Limited License: This material may be copied without permission from ANSI only for non- commercial and non-promotional purposes and if and to the extent that text is not altered or deleted in any fashion and the ANSI copyright is clearly noted as set forth immediately above. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, except as permitted by the Limited License or under Sections 107 or 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act, without prior written permission of the publisher. Material in this publication is for educational purposes. 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Table of Contents Table of Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Acknowledgments …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 Summary of Major Changes from Version 1.0 ………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 Breakdown of the High, Medium, and Low Priority Open Gaps …………………………………………………………27 Summary Table of Gaps and Recommendations …………………………………………………………………………….… 31 1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 57 1.1. Situational Assessment for UAS ....................................................................................... 57 1.2. Roadmap Background, Objectives, and Audience ............................................................. 58 1.3. Roadmap Structure ......................................................................................................... 60 1.4. Definitions ...................................................................................................................... 62 2. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Cooperation 65 2.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 65 2.2. Rules and Measures to Enable UAS Operations and Integration into the NAS.................... 65 2.3. International Outreach and Engagement ......................................................................... 66 2.3.1. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ............................................................... 66 2.3.2. Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) ..................................... 67 3. Overviews of Other Selected U.S. Federal Government Agency Activities and Intergovernmental Cooperation …………………………………………………………………………………….. 69 3.1. Department of Defense (DOD) ......................................................................................... 69 3.1.1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ...................................................................... 70 3.2. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ......................................................................... 71 3.3. Department of the Interior (DOI) ..................................................................................... 72 3.4. International Trade Administration (ITA) ......................................................................... 73 3.5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ................................................... 74 3.6. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ......................................... 80 3.7. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ..................................................... 81 3.8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .............................................. 83 3.9. USDA Forest Service ........................................................................................................ 84 ANSI UASSC Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems – V2 Page 3 of 410 4. Overviews of Private-Sector Standards Development Organization Activities ………………….87 4.1. 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) ....................................................................... 87 4.2. Airborne Public Safety Accreditation Commission (APSAC) ............................................... 88 4.3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) .......................................................... 89 4.4. American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) .............................................................. 90 4.5. ASTM International (ASTM) ............................................................................................. 90 4.6. Consumer Technology Association (CTA) .......................................................................... 94 4.7. European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) ...................................... 94 4.8. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ..................................................... 98 4.9. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ...................................................... 102 4.10. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ........................................................................... 104 4.11. NACE International (NACE) ............................................................................................ 106 4.12. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ................................................................... 107 4.13. Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) ............................................................................... 107 4.14. RTCA, Inc. (RTCA) .......................................................................................................... 109 4.15. SAE International (SAE) ................................................................................................. 111 4.16. SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC) ............................................................... 116 4.17. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) ............................................................. 120 4.18. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) .............................................................................. 121 5. Overviews of Selected UAS Industry Stakeholder Activities 123 5.1. Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) .......................................................................... 123 5.2. Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) .......................................................................... 124 5.3. Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI) ............................................................................... 124 5.4. Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) ............................................. 125 5.5. Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).................................. 126 5.6. Aviators Code Initiative (ACI) ......................................................................................... 127 5.7. AW-Drones ................................................................................................................... 128 5.8. Commercial Drone Alliance ........................................................................................... 132 5.9. CTIA .............................................................................................................................. 132 5.10. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) .................................................... 133 5.11. Global UTM Association (GUTMA) ................................................................................. 135 5.12. Helicopter Association International (HAI) ..................................................................... 136 ANSI UASSC Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems – V2 Page 4 of 410 5.13. National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) ......................................................... 137 5.14. National Council on Public Safety UAS (NCPSU) .............................................................. 138 5.15. National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) .......................................... 139 5.16. Performance Review Institute® (PRI) ............................................................................. 140 5.17. Security Industry Association (SIA) ................................................................................. 142 5.18. Small UAV Coalition ...................................................................................................... 143 5.19. Vertical Flight Society (VFS) ........................................................................................... 144 6. Airworthiness Standards – WG1 …………………………………………………………………………………… 145 6.1. Design and Construction ..............................................................................................