Unmanned Aerial Systems is a broad ranging term used to describe various types of automated flying platforms capable of user delivery applications. Originally and still predominantly operated by our military for weapons delivery and reconnaissance purposes, the term “drone” has pretty much stuck in the minds of most and although in the family of unmanned […]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (also referred to as UAVs) are creating a literal buzz in the search and rescue sector for their unprecedented ability to gather highly accurate information in real time for a variety of tasks, everything from car and boating accidents to natural disasters of catastrophic force. Most people are familiar with the military’s […]
According to the US agency for International Development; In this century alone, disasters killed approximately 1.2 million people and affected 2.9 billion people, almost half the world’s population. Furthermore, disaster risks continue to grow every day due to population growth, poverty, weak governance, rapid and unplanned urbanization—especially in hazard-prone areas, climate change, and a general lack […]
The term logistics is firmly implanted into our vernacular, utilized by business to describe how great they are at it, advertised in our homes in order to create trust when shipping goods, and describes entire processes of item creation to final delivery. Although it’s a total process of planning, implementing, and controlling procedures of either […]
Returning from a recent conference on disaster preparedness, response and recovery, I had some opportunity to discuss issues with event organizers, as well as, learned presenters and associated experts. It was also a great opportunity to listen to those with in depth experience in areas of national, state, local, and private industry and areas of […]