Rapid Imaging Software, recently demonstrated that video captured with a small drone Powered by SmartCam3D, augmented reality software, can have a big impact on disaster relief.
Powered by SmartCam3D software adds augmented reality (AR) overlays to live or recorded video, making it useful before, during and after a natural disaster.
The flight was conducted by Bird’s Eye Solutions using a DJI Phantom 3 at Steuben Wisconsin on the Kickapoo River during a flood on September 24, 2016.
Augmented reality (AR) has become a household phrase due to mobile apps and games.
In this application, augmented reality blends map data and other useful information onto video captured from a drone.
The video may be viewed by the drone/camera operator. However if drone video is distributed via a network, then everyone involved in relief operations can watch the video in real time.
The advantage is that augmented reality allows all users to see and agree on what is (or is not) in the video. AR overlays assist the viewer to answer questions such as: Where am I looking? What am I looking at?
In the critical moments after a disaster, the first concern is to save lives and assess the extent of the damage.
Equipped with a small drone and AR the pilot or camera operator can do the following:
Mark locations to search for survivors.
Scout the extent of the damage and send information about closed bridges and roads to the command center.
In the video link above, the bridge on Bridge Street is submerged, but the street name is shown as is the nearest intersection with AR overlays. Armed with this information, dispatchers can direct rescue teams via the best route.
In addition, since the street is identified in the video there is no confusion about which bridge is in the view. Emergency services can be routed efficiently and the public can be warned away from the area.
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