Drone Guide

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ( UAV s) are already in use for controlling fires in urban areas and places where people reside. These UAVs are usually quadcopters that are quite effective in hovering in one place. In the event of a fire, the primary objective of using drones is to gather situational awareness , which can be used to direct the efforts of the firefighters in locating and controlling hot spots. Just like urban fires, forest fires too require monitoring so that firefighters know what they are dealing with. Forest fires are different from urban fires; they are hard to control (sometimes cannot be controlled) and pose a greater threat to people and property. Here, drones can play a crucial role in detecting, containing, and extinguishing forest fires. One example of drones to combat forest fires is that of California National Guards, who are using MQ-9 Reaper (military reconnaissance drones) to assist emergency responders in controlling forest fires. They have already provide...

Drones provide unique capabilities that are leveraged by emergency service providers all over the world. They are already saving thousands of lives through participation in various public emergency and safety operations . The 2020 COVID pandemic has accelerated the adoption of drones for public safety. When humanity was facing a worldwide lockdown, authorities in India used drones to monitor cities and enforce social distancing norms. Read the full case study on how an Indian startup helped authorities in the state of Gujarat to use drones via the country’s first drone command center. When it comes to public safety, drones are used in a variety of use cases. But there is this one use case that catches peoples’ attention since the benefits are pretty straightforward. The use case we are talking about is search and rescue. In 2019, a hiker got trapped on a ledge somewhere in the Snowy Canyon State Park, Utah . The mountain search and rescue operation happened at night using drones. ...

HAZMAT is a classification that includes materials that are harmful to organisms and the environment at large; the word itself is an abbreviation for “Hazardous Materials”. The classification includes all agents that are either biological, radioactive, or chemical in nature. Sometimes, due to an accident, an act of war, or terrorism hazardous agents are released into the environment that causes damage to all living beings. In such an event, an urgent response becomes vital to contain the agent and mitigate the further loss of life. In this blog, we will discuss how drones can help agencies involved in such emergency response situations and how FlytNow increases the effectiveness of drones through data-driven decisions. Before diving into the benefits of FlytNow, it is important to understand the general process followed during a HAZMAT response and how drones are currently being used. General Process Followed During a HAZMAT Response HAZMAT response is an occupational hazard for ...