#DronesForGood - presentation at the Drone Data X Conference in San Francisco on June 3, 2016

1. UAV Solutions to Disaster
Management
#DronesForGood
Drones in First Responder &
Humanitarian Projects
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2. ROMEO DURSCHER
Director of Education
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Twitter: @RomeoCH
Instagram: VisualAerials

6. August 19, 2015

10. UAVs IN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE SITUATIONS

12. THE FUTURE OF POSSIBLE

15. A large blaze in a stone quarry caused a serious risk
as it was burning in close proximity to over hundreds
of pounds of explosives. The local Fire Department
Chief didn’t want to risk the lives of a rescue team
and was therefore hesitant to send a crew.
SITUATION
BLAZE BURNING CLOSE
TO EXPLOSIVES
A volunteer firefighter used a DJI Phantom to get an
overall aerial assessment of the situation.
MISSION
The Fire Department could make a risk assessment
and could optimize the mission response for the
specific situation.
IMPACT

17. SITUATION
SEARCH AND RESCUE
MISSION
IMPACT
Donegal Mountain Search and Rescue in Ireland have struggled to find
people in need within an acceptable time. Before using UAVs, it took 120
minutes for a five-man team to find a casualty in a 1 km2 area.
A special S&R app was developed which enables the drone operator to
share images and GPS location of objects found with the search team,
emergency services and coast guard helicopter. The app allows delivery
of 1 kg of medical supplies/radio equipment from drone to casualty and
enables “beacon mode”.
Finding a casualty with a DJI Phantom 3 together with the S&R app takes
20 minutes which cut down the search time with 80 percent, while
adding additional benefits such as delivery of mission-critical equipment.

18. Sub 5 minSub 5 min
Sub 13 min
DJI Drone Found Subjects
6-8 times faster
than 5-member Ground
Team on Foot.

19. Integration
Tactical Approach
Data Bottleneck – Live
Feed
SDK

20. UAVs IN HUMANITARIAN MISSION

21. MALDIVES
1,192 islands with ~350,000 people
80% of islands are 1m above sea
level
Climate Change; storms, flooding,
erosion
Lack preparedness

22. STAKEHOLDERS

23. MAPPING

24. Get Stakeholders on Board
Set-up Sustainability
Train & Knowledge
Transfer
Offer Support

25. #DronesForGoo
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