Drones for Impact Uses of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Transport

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAV)

Global drone market Global commercial drone market estimated at USD 552 million in 2014 and expected to grow at rate of 16.9% over the forecast period (2014-2022). Commercial Drone Market Analysis By Product (Fixed Wing, Rotary Blade, Nano, Hybrid), By Application (Agriculture, Energy, Government, Media & Entertainment) And Segment Forecasts To 2022. Grand View Research, Jan 2016

Advantages Very high spatial resolution (up to 1cm/px) 3D modeling Not affected by cloud coverage High temporal resolution Technology Costs Innovations Capital cost 500 to 50,000 USD for a drone (500,000 to 1M for helicopter) Operational cost 0-250 USD per hour for a drone (2500 USD per hour for helicopter)

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3D modeling

Applications in development projects Aerial assessments Data collection and analytics Mapping Early warning systems Disaster relief Environmental monitoring Delivery

Medicine and blood delivery Zipline, Rwanda

Applications in transport operations Arial progress images and videos Time-laps videos Quick site familiarization Inspection of hazardous/unsafe areas Predictive data collection (flooding estimates, risk of bridge collapse based on stream and river debris)

Deeper project insight 3D model of site Exact measurements Daily monitoring of progress Generate topographical drawings Estimate earthwork quantities Quality control inspection Detecting illegal land uses and practices

Applications for transport IEs Land rights mapping, cadastral surveys Survey listings, sample frames: quick aerial settlement and population counts and evaluations Mapping migration, urban expansion, temporary settlements (slums, IDP/refugee camps) Agriculture: crop yield estimations, optimizing input use, threat mitigation, validation of treatments, forecasts

Example Workflow -3 months Flights -2 months Permits, contracts, ... Define problem, parameters, times, collaborators, check regulations and local government partners, ... Flights Traveling between sites Flights Pre-processing images -2 months Permits, contracts, ... -2 weeks Ensure all hardware is ready + 1 - 15 days Processing and delivery of the product (imagery)

World Bank resources 2 drones & geospatial data processing: Resources: Geospatial Operations Support Team (GOST) Resources: Satellite State of Play: landscape.satsummit.io UAV State of Play: bit.ly/uav4dev