UAVs for Relief and DevelopmentLessons from Typhoon Haiyan

Tacloban, PH after Typhoon Haiyan● Strongest storm in Philippine history● Over 6,000 dead● Over 6,000,000 displaced

Partnership

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Huginn X1 Quadcopter

● Deployed in a few minutes

● Altitude Range up to 10,000 feet AMSL

● Flight time up to 25 min.

● Wind tolerance for stable video up to 10 m/s

● Drone weight 1,390 gr. (excluding payload)

● Foldable airframe● Operational in rain,

snow and dust● Stealth altitude

150m

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Effective support for ...

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� Base camp : Identify from the air the best place where to implement the base camp for the rescue teams

� Hospital recovery : Flight over a hospital devastated by the typhoon to assess damages and estimate resources and equipment needed.

� Access to buffer zone: Assess the “buffer zone” which is the area where the sea covered the land and destroyed everything. With this, relief teams identify most affected areas and allocate their resources more efficiently.

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Effective support for ...

� Damages to livelihoods : Drone requested to assess damages caused to fisheries and rice plantations.

� Shelter : Identify tarpaulins in baranguys i.o. to assess if distribution is favoured

� Road Clearance : Identify logistics for clearance and progress made

� Body search: Drone involved in supporting search of dead bodies in Tacloban.

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Key questions for the future

� How do we get UAV technology into the field much so oner?

� How do we effectively facilitate resource and data / image sharing?

� How do we best expedite the image analysis process for NGOs?

� What is the range of UAV types best deployed in dis aster response?

� How do we best answer persistent concerns about the military connotations of “drones”?

� What are the most effective ways to organize the po licy context around airspace utilization?

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Huginn X1 – the UAV for the field

Selected by Danoffice IT as the best compact UAV for UN and NGOs

Ruggedized. Rain, dustsnow and windproof

Live feed video

Easiest to deployand fly

Limited Total Cost of Ownership

Complete solution (training, warranty, support…)

Thermal imagery

Portable in back pack

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UAV / Drone Use in Development

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Wildlife conservation

Geographic IS

Operation area

Installation inspection

Emergency Response Inaccessible areas

Field assessment

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Next steps ...

Ongoing effort to form a UAVs for relief, developme nt and conservation working group within Nethope.org

Broad engagement:

● NGOs ● UN● National governments● Hardware manufacturers ● Analytical software vendors● … and others

Thank you

Andrew Schroeder: aschroeder@directrelief.orgLiam Dawson: LD@Danoffice.com