P2P-PVID-Drones

Data Set on Manufacture, Adoption & Use of Drones (P2P-Drones-PVID)

The P2P-Drones-PVID data set organizes military UAS or “drones” into five categories based on size (takeoff weight) and ceiling (maximum altitude), The five categories are 1) micro (< 20 lbs. takeoff weight), 2) mini (20 to 50 lbs. takeoff weight), 3) tactical (100 to 1300 lbs. takeoff weight and <20,000 feet ceiling), 4) medium altitude (1300 to 12,000 lbs. takeoff weight and 15,000 to 20,000 feet ceiling) and 5) high altitude (1400 to 32,000 lbs. takeoff weight and 20,000 to 65,000 feet ceiling). The current data set consists of over 150 drone models manufactured and operated by the military in over 40 countries.

Data collected for each drone model include drone name/model, country of origin, company/manufacturer, takeoff weight (approx. lbs,), ceiling (approx. feet), speed (approx.. knots), payload (approx. lbs.), mission (e.g. ISR, strike, transport), and price (if known) in $US. Data was collected from a number of online sources including the Center for New American Security (CNAS) Drone Database, Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and corporate websites for military drone manufacturers. Classification and additional drone specifications were also collected from scholarly publications by Michael Horowitz, Matthew Fuhrmann, and Peter Singer; and the Springer Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2015) edited by Kimon Valavanis and George Vachtsevanos.

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