User’s Guide for Creating a Wind Model for UAS Missions using WindNinja

This guide describes a methodology for creating a Wind Model for use in UAS mission planning. This method uses LiDAR data to create a raster elevation model for the WindNinja software package. The WindNinja software is run iteratively to create a set of xy-plane comma-separated lookup tables using batch processing and the ArcGIS® mapping software offered by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Python script. Details regarding the specific tools for creating a table database are outlined within this memorandum.