{"title":"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Usage and Affordability Among Mountain Search and Rescue Teams","authors":"Nathan L. Schomer, J. Adams","doi":"10.1109/SSRR56537.2022.10018638","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Mountain search and rescue in North America relies on limited funding and teams of volunteers to assist people in remote environments. The search and rescue process is often difficult and dangerous. Unmanned aerial vehicles can decrease rescuer workload and increase safety. However, commercially available products do not meet the unique needs of mountain search and rescue, resulting in slow adoption within this community. A survey of mountain rescue teams was conducted to collect financial and unmanned aerial vehicle use information, which will inform development to meet the financial and technology needs of mountain search and rescue.","PeriodicalId":272862,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2022 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSRR56537.2022.10018638","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mountain search and rescue in North America relies on limited funding and teams of volunteers to assist people in remote environments. The search and rescue process is often difficult and dangerous. Unmanned aerial vehicles can decrease rescuer workload and increase safety. However, commercially available products do not meet the unique needs of mountain search and rescue, resulting in slow adoption within this community. A survey of mountain rescue teams was conducted to collect financial and unmanned aerial vehicle use information, which will inform development to meet the financial and technology needs of mountain search and rescue.