Propuesta de perfil de personal administrativo

Nick: Drones can not only be used keep track of and save endangered animals, but they can also be used to find and save endangered humans. During search and rescue operations, police and fire departments can utilize the technology to cover large swaths of land very quickly. Also utilizing beacons and the noise of the rotors, the department can locate the general area of missing persons. One story from Virginia is that a hiker called 911 because she was lost, and the fire department, utilizing a newly purchased drone, was able to find her within 3 minutes. After finding her location, it took the rescue team half an hour to hike

113 to the location. With how far away she was, rescue teams could have been searching for hours before they found her.

A civilian outfit volunteers their drones for this very cause. SWARM, Search With Aerial RC Multirotors, uses civilian drones to aid in missing person searches. With skilled civilian pilots and a fleet of sophisticated drones, SWARM can aid in areas where local fire and police departments cannot, due to a lacking of resources. We interviewed Jim Bowers, founder and head of SWARM, about the public opinion of his organization. He said that whenever someone contacts SWARM, they are a bit apprehensive at first, but the technology proves itself when they find missing persons.

The platforms currently involved in emergency response are limited, as most departments do not have the extra funding to purchase the technology. Being a public organization, the regulations surrounding emergency services are different from the private or commercial operations.

Alex B: Regulation largely allows public operators to fly their aircraft however they see fit as long as it is within the bounds of their Certificate of Authorization - COA. Typically public agencies are given more operational leeway when compared to commercial flights. I was talking with a public agency at the career fair, they shared a story about the use of a drone to monitor water flow in everglades, which they did while flying the drone out of line of sight. Out of line of sight operation of drones is unheard of for commercial agencies, and is only allowed at the drone test sites. Applying for a COA for a public agency requires the completion of an online application, drone registration, and testament for the “public” nature of the drones operation.

Lumbini: In a poll of about 1700 people completed by the University of Monmouth, 80 % of respondents supported the idea of drones being used in search and rescue. Roughly 65% also supported the idea of drones being used to track criminals and control illegal

immigration. 80% of respondents expressed some concern about the use of drones by law enforcement. The wide spread of opinion demonstrates that the public acknowledges the usefulness of drones, but also fears of how they will be utilized.

Nick: The ability to assess situations quickly would be invaluable to law enforcement. When the dispatcher send out a call which could be dangerous to the officers or individuals involved, they could launch a drone to assess the situation. Giving officers a quick

assessment before they even arrive at the call can give the officers better information on how to handle the situation, possibly leading to increased survival rates. Addressing the needs of officers could be a use in the future. Not only can the drone platforms reach

officers in the field in a matter of minutes, but they can also be in the field with the officers. Similarly, drones could be used in firefighting applications. Flying a helicopter during a forest is incredibly dangerous. Having the maneuverability of a helicopter and lacking the on board pilot, drones are a much safer option. Camera technology can locate hotspots in wildfire situations, even without on board camera operators, yet again improving on helicopter pilots. In 2014, blast mats at a quarry in Connecticut caught fire near a storage

114 site of mining grade dynamite. Being unable to judge the distance from the fire to the storage locker, the firefighters utilized a drone to fly in and estimate if it was safe to fight the quarry fire. Drones are able to fly within areas where it is unsafe for humans to go, much like military bomb disposal robots. Keeping firefighters safe is a never ending industry, and drones are a key technology to keep firefighters safe.

Korza: EMTs, or emergency medical technicians, are trained to respond immediately to a situation where a person needs medical assistance. Ambulance crews are expected to arrive in less than fifteen minutes of the call, but sometimes they cannot get there in time. To fill this need, drone technology has been adapted to reach the location in under a minute, providing emergency medical needs. An ambulance drone, outfitted with a defibrillator, was developed at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Lightweight and collapsible, this drone is equipped with the technology to stabilize heart- attack patients. Alec Momont, the creator of this ambulance drone, says that this cut in response time increases the survivability of heart attack patients from 8 to 80 percent. The use of drones can not only help find people in trouble, but also actively be a part of helping those who are in trouble.