Williston UAS Survey

Thank you for taking the time to help the Williston Economic Development Office (WED) better understand opportunities in Williston for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAS)! Below you will find an overview of UAS and how they can be used, followed by 15 questions. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes of your time. Your responses will be kept private but will be aggregated with other survey responses to inform WED on the needs, opportunities, and viability of UAS in the Williston region.

What is your name? (optional)

What is your email? (optional)

What is the name of your organization? (optional)

What is your industry?

1. Agriculture
2. Aviation
3. Business and Professional Services
4. Education
5. Emergency Services
6. Energy
7. Finance
8. Food Service and Accommodation
9. Government
10. Healthcare
11. Other (please specify)Please specify

Which of the following benefits of UAS would you be interested in for your organization/industry? Please select all that apply:

1. Increase convenience
2. Increase efficiency
3. Reduce cost
4. Reduce risk
5. None
6. Other (please specify)Please specify

Which of the following benefits of UAS would you be interested in for your community? Please select all that apply:

1. Increase convenience
2. Increase efficiency
3. Reduce cost
4. Reduce risk
5. None
6. Other (please specify)Please specify

Does your organization currently use UAS?

1. Yes
2. No

Does your organization plan to use UAS in the future?

1. Yes
2. Maybe
3. No

Which of the following do you consider a barrier to using UAS for your organization? Please select all that apply:

1. No barriers
2. Cost
3. Lack of local talent
4. Safety/liability
5. Privacy concerns
6. Negative public opinion of UAS
7. FAA regulations
8. State and/or local regulations
9. Lack of information
10. Lack of internal company support
11. I don't see value in using UAS
12. Other (please specify)Please specify

Which of these industries would benefit most from UAS in Williston? Please select all that apply:

1. Agriculture
2. Emergency services
3. Land use planning
4. Other City services
5. Package delivery
6. Utility inspection
7. Oil and gas services/support
8. Weather monitoring
9. I don't see value in using UAS
10. Other (please specify)Please specify

Are there any special considerations that make Williston a preferable place for UAS operations? Please type below:

Are there any special considerations that make Williston a challenging place for UAS operations? Please type below:

What type of areas would you find it acceptable to operate UAS (assuming it is done legally)? Please select all that apply:

1. Densely populated
2. Moderately populated
3. Sparsely populated
4. Water/river/lake
5. Roads
6. Areas impacted by natural disaster
7. Crime scenes
8. None
9. Other (please specify)Please specify

Which of these types of resources would enhance your understanding of UAS? Please select all that apply:

1. Report summarizing current UAS technologies and use cases
2. Recommendations for how to start using UAS
3. UAS safety and operations procedures
4. Legislative and regulatory updates on UAS related topics
5. UAS resource list containing vendors, services, suppliers, etc.
6. Training webinars
7. Other (please specify)Please specify

Are you interested in getting follow up information? If yes, please provide your information up above.

1. Yes
2. No

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