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155 Clarkesville Street

Post Office Box 331 Cornelia, GA 30531

Main Line: 706

- 894

- 2331

Cell: 706

- 244

- 8180

Atlanta Area Phone: 678

- 267

- 3690

Fax: 678

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- 3731 Email:jmsmith@jmsmithengineering.com September 27, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Request for Additional Information f or Docket Number FAA

- 2015

- 2160

Dear Madam, Sir,

We received your letter dated September 18, 2015 . Pursuant to your request we submit the following

information:

Reasoning why granting the request would be in the public interest; that is

, how would it benefit the public as a whole :

T h e use of the Ebee sUAS will greatly benefit the public as a whole by increasing the safety of gather ing information for design for our Civil Engineering projects

. Traditionally, we have primarily used land surveyors for the gathering of all of our information for design. Land surveying by nature is dangerous at times. Land surveying ofte n requires surveyors to operate on roads with heavy traffic

, steep terrain, and environmental hazards. T h is can pose hazards to motorists, the surveyors, and the

environment.

The use of the Ebee will help serve to id entify environmental aspects of sites will allowing these items to be undisturbed by foot traffic or by having to “cut line ” to get to these sites. This will help to identify streams, wetlan ds, special vegetation, large tree masses, and steep terrain. Additionally, many of the surveyors that work in our area are injured by wildlife such as yello w jackets, snakes, and other

wild animals.

The data gathered by the Sensefly Ebee system will prov ide a more detailed picture of the area of concern, thus allowing for more complet e design taking into consideration safety, sight distances, environmental concerns, and other general information that is difficult to gather utilizing conventional techniques of land surveying.

We will utilize our system to safely, quickly and effectively gather information to enhance the information gathered by our surveyors in the field. This will provide a more complete picture of our

sites and allow designs that are both safety conscious and environmentally sensitive

.September 27, 2015

U .S. Department of Transporation

Request for Additional Information f or Docket Number FAA

- 2015

- 2160 Page 2

CONCLUSION

T h e Civil E n gineering profession as a whole focuses on the safe and efficient design of facilities utilized by the public

. By utilizing the data gathered by the Sensefly Ebee, we can provide more complete designs by taking into consideration information that would be difficult to capture in the

field. The operation will be of great benefit to our clients and t he public at large by providing accurate and detailed modeling of sites allowing our firm to be more accurate and timely in delivering of engineering designs and opinions on properties

.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at (706) 894

- 2331 or email jmsmith@jmsmithengineering.com

.

Yours sincerely,

Jason M. Smith, PE

President