Drones in the RCRC
Contents
Introduction
Background
What is a drone?
How drones are used in disaster response today
Regulatory considerations
Ethical considerations
Summary of findings
Timeline of drone use
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Drone activities in the network
American Red Cross
Australian Red Cross
Austrian Red Cross
Belize Red Cross Society
Brazilian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross Society
Colombian Red Cross Society
Ecuadorian Red Cross
Fiji Red Cross Society
German Red Cross
Indonesian Red Cross Society
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Italian Red Cross
Kenya Red Cross Society
Korean Red Cross
Lesotho Red Cross Society
Malawi Red Cross Society
Mexican Red Cross
The Netherlands Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross
Philippine Red Cross
Salvadorean Red Cross Society
Senegalese Red Cross Society
Spanish Red Cross
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society
Tanzania Red Cross National Society
The Uganda Red Cross Society
Benefits and costs of drone use for disaster response
The benefits
The challenges
What should happen next?
Connecting Red Cross Red Crescent drone users
Creating trainings and materials
Promotion of open source technologies for drone operations
Developing organizational standards for drone use
Supporting further research into humanitarian drone use
Sharing airspace (and information) safely
Developing drone logistics
Developing methodologies for effective data use
Supporting development of humanitarian-friendly drone regulations
Conclusion
About the Authors
Faine Greenwood
Dan Joseph
Methods
Index