What’s the buzz? Benefits and considerations for drone use in emergency and disaster response
(2022) VBRM15 20221Division 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
- 2022
- 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
@misc{9087418, 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}}, }