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dc.contributor.authorBan, Xuegang (Jeff)
dc.contributor.authorAbramson, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yiran
dc.contributor.authorLukins, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorGoodrich, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorMirante, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorYankey, Mykala
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-14T20:11:50Z
dc.date.available2023-02-14T20:11:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/13143
dc.description.abstractTransportation and traffic safety is a primary concern within Rural, Isolated, Tribal and Indigenous (RITI) communities in Washington State. Emerging technologies such as connected and autonomous vehicles, sensors and drones have been tested and developed to improve traffic safety, but these advances have largely been limited to urban areas. This project identified opportunities and challenges of adopting drone technologies in RITI communities, and explored context-sensitive applications to traffic safety and related goals. In three phases, the team conducted community workshops, online surveys and other outreach activities with state and county agencies responsible for emergency management and crisis response in coastal Tribal and non-tribal communities; a planning studio and Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Westport and its surrounding South Beach community straddling two rural counties and including the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe; and a pilot educational program with the School District that serves it. To be effective in rural contexts, adoption of drone technology depends on a broadening of local skill development and needs to target diverse community goals. In short, it needs to be broadly embedded in the community. Taking this sociotechnical approach, we focused on long-term workforce development and designed and implemented an after-school program (October 2021 – June 2022) for Ocosta Junior High School students. The course taught students how to assemble and pilot drones and apply them to a variety of practical needs including public works inspection, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring of coastal flooding.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectDronesen_US
dc.subjectTraffic Safetyen_US
dc.subjectYouth engagementen_US
dc.subjectSociotechnical thinkingen_US
dc.titleDRONE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN RURAL, ISOLATED, TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS (RITI) COMMUNITIESen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2023-02-14T20:11:50Z


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