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What’s the buzz? Benefits and considerations for drone use in emergency and disaster response

Gilbride, Joseph LU (2022) VBRM15 20221
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
The unique perspective offered by unoccupied aerial systems (UASs) has great potential for enhancing emergency and disaster response (EDR). Through a scoping exercise of research around the use of UASs for situational awareness and interviews with practitioners, this paper assesses the current benefits offered by UASs for situational awareness in EDR and identifies and discusses four areas of consideration, legal and ethical, organizational, operational, and technological, when developing and implementing a UAS program for EDR. While the benefits have been many, legal and technological barriers have prevented the full realization of the potential applications of UASs in EDR. There is a great need for UASs to be better integrated into... (More)
The unique perspective offered by unoccupied aerial systems (UASs) has great potential for enhancing emergency and disaster response (EDR). Through a scoping exercise of research around the use of UASs for situational awareness and interviews with practitioners, this paper assesses the current benefits offered by UASs for situational awareness in EDR and identifies and discusses four areas of consideration, legal and ethical, organizational, operational, and technological, when developing and implementing a UAS program for EDR. While the benefits have been many, legal and technological barriers have prevented the full realization of the potential applications of UASs in EDR. There is a great need for UASs to be better integrated into national airspace laws and regulations. Further, as sensor technology advances, so too does the potential for even greater contributions by UASs to situational awareness and EDR in general. Areas of further research are identified including into the effects of UAS use on a response manager from an information overload standpoint and whether the information provided by the UAS leads to better, more efficient decisions during an emergency or disaster response. (Less)
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author
Gilbride, Joseph LU
supervisor
organization
course
VBRM15 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
UAV, UAS, RPAS, Drone, Situational Awareness, Disaster Response, Emergency Response, Disaster Management, Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Management
language
English
id
9087418
date added to LUP
2022-06-13 08:37:40
date last changed
2022-06-13 09:29:51
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  abstract     = {{The unique perspective offered by unoccupied aerial systems (UASs) has great potential for enhancing emergency and disaster response (EDR). Through a scoping exercise of research around the use of UASs for situational awareness and interviews with practitioners, this paper assesses the current benefits offered by UASs for situational awareness in EDR and identifies and discusses four areas of consideration, legal and ethical, organizational, operational, and technological, when developing and implementing a UAS program for EDR. While the benefits have been many, legal and technological barriers have prevented the full realization of the potential applications of UASs in EDR. There is a great need for UASs to be better integrated into national airspace laws and regulations. Further, as sensor technology advances, so too does the potential for even greater contributions by UASs to situational awareness and EDR in general. Areas of further research are identified including into the effects of UAS use on a response manager from an information overload standpoint and whether the information provided by the UAS leads to better, more efficient decisions during an emergency or disaster response.}},
  author       = {{Gilbride, Joseph}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{What’s the buzz? Benefits and considerations for drone use in emergency and disaster response}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}