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AUVSI Spring Conference April 6th, 2017 Presenter Earl Bowerman: Execu=ve Director

SOAR Oregon

SOAR is a Non-Profit Economic Development and Trade Organization 501(c)6

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SOAR’s Mission The Development, Promo0on, Expansion and Support of the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Industry in the State of Oregon. •  Foster growth in this rapidly evolving industry •  Connect related industry sectors •  •  •  • 

Aviation Advanced manufacturing High tech Software development

•  Educate - positive uses of UAS •  Participate in legislative process – State and Federal •  Support Oregon UAS Test Range Complex SOAR Confiden=al

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State of Oregon

FAA

Appropria0on

OTA

BizOR Test Site MOA

OSU

UAF (VCR)

Geophysical inst.

(VPR)

SOW MOU

ACUASI/PPUTRC

SOAR

(New Directors)

UAF/Ranges MOA

SOAR/Ranges MOA

Near Space

Warm Springs Test Range Complex - Objec0ve

Pendleton

Oregon UAS Test Ranges Tillamook Tim Lachenmeier NearSpace Corporation

Warm Springs Aurolyn Stwyer Warm Springs Ventures

Pendleton Steve Chrisman City of Pendleton SOAR Confiden=al

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Types of Unmanned Aircraft

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Types of Unmanned Aircraft Arc=cShark takes flight at Pendleton UAS Range Where’s your flying car? Airbus Group just might be tes=ng it in Oregon this year

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What can UAS do?

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Economic Potential of UAS •  Fastest-growing segment of U.S. aerospace industry ($127B) •  90,000 new pilots needed globally by 2020 •  Additional support staff : pilots are only one part of an aviation operation! •  Since Aug 29th, 2016 over 43k people have passed the Part 107 certification. •  Dec 2016 over 616k registered drones in United States •  Forecasted 2017 3.5m registered drones in USA SOAR Confiden=al

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Oregon’s UAS Economy •  Currently over 125 Oregon companies in UAS market space •  Development clusters in Hood River / Columbia Gorge, Portland, Central Oregon •  By 2025: •  •  •  • 

1,100 new jobs $120 million payroll $225 million overall economic impact Source - OSU Economic Assessment for FAA Test Site Proposal, 2013

•  OSU is #4 in Robotics •  COCC’s UAS program is #14 nationally SOAR Confiden=al

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SOAR Oregon UAS Industry Grants Program •  Who are SOAR grants for? •  Oregon companies, or companies doing UAS business in Oregon

•  Expand your business •  Seek new contracts, increase revenue

•  Develop new applications for UAS •  Explore innovative uses of unmanned aircraft

•  Relocate to Oregon •  Find out more at soaroregon.com/grants/ SOAR Confiden=al

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SOAR Grantee Program $1.3m Alloca>on Grantee

Date Grant Amount of Primary Contact Awarded Grant

Loca0on

Purpose of Grant

Pendleton UAS Test Range

9-Dec-15

$300,000 Steve Chrisman Pendleton

Hiring a Range Manager

Tillamook UAS Test Range

12-Jan-16

$398,000 Tim Lachenmier Tillamook

Hiring a Range Manager and Range Safety Officer

Warm Springs UAS Test Range

9-Dec-15

$350,000 Don Sampson

Evergreen Avia0on

11-Mar-16

VDOS

11-Mar-16

$75,000 Brian Whiteside Corvallis

UAS Training program for insurance adjustors using Oregon training facility

DECAVO

11-Mar-16

$28,700

Design analysis and Manufacturing for an airframe project

Future Farm - City of Pendleton 11-Mar-16

$5,448

Tim Morris

Warm Springs Hiring a Range Manager and Range Support

Phil Nies

Mcminnville Acquisi=on of 30 UAS and simulators for educa=onal program

Hood River

$150,000 Steve Chrisman Pendleton

Combining ground-based and sensors and saiellite data to provide truth data for UAS. Major AG project with large vendor par=cipa=on.

Trillium - AirRobot

26-Apr-16

$25,000 Rob Gilchrist Hood River

Develop a surveliance aircraj and camera for border patrol and military applica=ons.

Trillium - Gimbal

26-Apr-16

$60,000 Rob Gilchrist Hood River

Develop advanced mapping gimbal for hi-res camers used in longrange inspec=on applica=ons with tes=ng at Oregon ranges

SailFan

26-Apr-16

$50,000 Josh Schoonmaker Portland

Paiern recogni=on AI sojware for generic industry inspec=on applica=ons.

$60,000 Stephen Buri Wilsonville

Scale up manufacturing in support of specific contracts.

ATI

12-Jul-16

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Thank You