Integrated platform cuts damage assessment time from months to 10 days following Super Typhoon Sinlaku FlyGuys and disaster intelligence company TerraFort have announced the results of a partnership that combines drone-based aerial data collection with AI-powered damage assessment. The companies say the approach helped complete a large-scale post-disaster assessment in the … [Read more...] about FlyGuys and TerraFort Cut Disaster Damage Assessments from Months to Days
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Blue Innovation Deploys Drones for Nighttime Wildfire Imaging in Japan
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Blue Innovation Co., Ltd. deployed drones for nighttime aerial imaging during a forest fire on Mount Ogi in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The company responded to a dispatch request from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Eastern Army, relayed … [Read more...] about Blue Innovation Deploys Drones for Nighttime Wildfire Imaging in Japan
Inside the Drone-Powered ‘Magic Box’ for Emergency Management
Project CLARKE uses ‘magic box’ to assess storm damage, find missing persons By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A software package that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help quickly analyze drone-collected images to assess property damage might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s currently being deployed by a team of scientists at … [Read more...] about Inside the Drone-Powered ‘Magic Box’ for Emergency Management
Drones to the Rescue: Japanese Company Deploys Automated Alerts for Tsunamis and Earthquakes
Tested in Ichinomiya and Sendai, the system offers a faster, safer way to respond to tsunamis, earthquakes, and floods. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. After a record-breaking 8.8 magnitude earthquake off a remote Siberian peninsula sent communities across the … [Read more...] about Drones to the Rescue: Japanese Company Deploys Automated Alerts for Tsunamis and Earthquakes
Drones in Disaster: Why Coordination Saves Lives
Communication, cooperation keys to successful drone disaster response by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As unmanned aircraft are increasingly used as tools in response to natural disasters, there is a growing need for better communication and cooperation among federal and state and local emergency responders, private company volunteers, casual drone pilots and the … [Read more...] about Drones in Disaster: Why Coordination Saves Lives
