Flying high: Inexpensive Drones prove their worth in Weather-disaster Recovery
Drones have become a fast-growing tool for communities to recover quickly from hurricane damage and other weather disasters.
Not only are they nimble, but they are also inexpensive, something the U.S. armed forces have realized in using them for surveillance and weapon delivery. Another bonus: They do not require roads or other transportation infrastructure to move from one area of a disaster zone to another.
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“The Aiken (South Carolina) Department of Public Safety is using the technology to more efficiently survey damage to buildings and infrastructure,” Chris Medlin, electronic systems administrator at the Aiken, S.C., public safety department, Route Fifty reports, “which ultimately can help state and local governments secure recovery funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “ One critical aspect of this is the speed at which details of damages can be moved from the field to the agencies that pay for repairs.”
Drones also provide a measure of safety. Helicopters and airplanes that operate in dangerous weather zones risk crashes. Drones may be destroyed, but they are unmanned and relatively inexpensive — as little as a few thousand dollars per drone.
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