Teamnet International provides a solution with reduced costs for intervention in inaccessible and dangerous environments. Teamnet International SA 22 Tudor Vladimirescu Blvd., Green Gate, District 5, Bucharest – 050883, Romania Website: http://www.teamnet.ro Mail: office@teamnet.ro Tel: +4 021 311.66.31/ +4 021 311.66.32 Fax: +4 021 311.66.34/ +4 021 311.66.36

1. Using fixed & aerial sensors
for mitigating risks
caused by natural disasters
Zoltan Herczeg
Solutions Consultant, Teamnet

2. EWS - Early Warning Systems,
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

3. Early Warning Systems
Fixed sensors to detect:
• Floods
• Pollution
• Earthquakes

4. Case study: Earthquake EWS at the
Bulgarian – Romanian border
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5. How it works?
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Romania
Bulgaria
Seismic sensors
Seismic sensors

6. Benefits
• Fast alerting allows a 30 to 40 seconds window
before the actual occurrence of the earthquake;
• Automatic alerting of local governments and public
safety agencies;
• Fast approval process for alerting citizens, including
override for unusual events;
• Clear plan definitions for different types of events;
• Customizable plans and alerting schemes;
• Risk maps generation and simulations;
• Easy integration with 112 systems using the same
EmerGIS application.
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7. Case study: Flood EWS at the
Hungarian – Romanian border
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8. How it works?
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Romania
Ukraine
Hungary
Serbia
Flood sensors

9. Benefits
• Flood prevention by creating risk maps, simulations
and developing countermeasures upfront;
• Reduced impact of floods by assisting decision
makers with real-time data and offering a common
operational picture;
• Real-time collaboration between authorities, local
governments and public safety agencies;
• Improved management of resources to be used
during disasters;
• Centralized management of hazardous materials and
plans for intervention in case of spilling;
• Proactive intervention and communication plans to
follow in case of disasters;
• Faster alerting allows now enough time for
evacuation of the population;
• Customizable plans and alerting schemes;
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10. For hard to reach and dangerous environments, and to reduce costs
Why Unmanned Aerial Vehicles?

11. Manned helicopters and aircrafts
Unmanned multirotor and fixed wing drones
Alternatives

12. Hirrus
Auto piloted fixed wing
enterprise UAV
Air vehicle, ground control station, data link terminal, takeoff, landing
Entire system can be easily carried in a 4x4 vehicle

13. Hirrus UAV specs
Wingspan: 3 m
Length: 1 m
Noise: 35 dB
Maximum Take Off Weight
9 kg (“mini” category)
Maximum Speed
120 km/h
Cruise Speed
90 km/h
Service Ceiling
3000 m ASL
Autonomy
3 h
Take off
Launcher
Landing
Parachute
Max. Payload weight:
1 kg
Propulsion: Electrical

14. • Daylight camera (video);
• Thermal imaging camera (IR, video);
• High definition camera (stills);
Other types:
• Multispectral camera (visible light, IR and more);
• Specialized sensors (e.g. chemical, radiological);
• Drop-off mechanism.
Payloads

15. GCS – Ground
Control Station
• Missions planning and control;
• Changing flight plans during the missions;
• Self test, launch and recovery;
• View mission data (control data, video stream);
• Offline mission replay;
• Relay data to C2 or PSAP;
• Automated flight missions (e.g.: follow target)

16. GDT – Ground
Data Terminal
A high gain antenna that tracks the aircraft and provides:
• Transmission of mission and ground controls to aircraft;
• Reception of aircraft data;
• Transmission of payload control data;
• Reception of video and payload data;
It provides the real time video streaming range (up to 30km).

17. Search and rescue, floods, wild fires, border surveillance
Scenarios

18. SAR – Search and Rescue
 Fast and effective;
 Interoperable with other mobile and fixed forces
 High resolution real time aerial images;
 Can be integrated with PSAPs;
 Visual information on the victims’ condition.

19. Floods
• Propagation prediction and warning;
• Search and rescue;
• Damage assessment;
• Aid drop-off;
• Can be integrated with PSAPs.
 Number of houses affected 234
 Number of people affected 512
 Maximum water depth 1.32 m
 Dykes affected 73 m

20. Wild fires
• Detection
• Suppression
• Post fire monitoring
• Can be integrated with PSAPs

21. Border surveillance
• Rescuing refugees;
• Day and night surveillance.
• Can be integrated with PSAPs;

22. Integrating RPAS in PSAPs

24. Recommendations

25. Legal, safety, operational
• Local procedure requirements and smart airspace segregation - the solution for regulatory
framework
• Mission allocations and flight sectors;
• RPAS should be complementary to manned air vehicles;
• Flight missions are being transformed:
• Search => unmanned;
• Rescue => manned;
• Training is needed for RPAS operators (successful missions require hands-on experience);
• Spare parts, maintenance and support;

26. Key features
Key features:
• Integration with C2 (video and control);
• Video for acting fast, HD images to better see details;
• “Up in the air” time;
• Transmission range;

27. RPAS – a solution for hard to reach and dangerous
environments, and for reducing costs.
Conclusion