High-Level Project Summary
DroneAid uses machine learning to detect calls for help on the ground placed by those in need. At the heart of DroneAid is a Symbol Language that is used to train a visual recognition model. That model analyzes video from a drone to detect and count specific images. A dashboard can be used to plot those locations on a map and initiate a response.
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Detailed Project Description
DroneAid consists of several components:
- The DroneAid Symbol Language that represents need and quantities
- A mechanism for rendering the symbols in virtual reality to train a model
- The trained model that can be applied to drone livestream video
- A dashboard that renders the location of needs captured by a drone
The current implementation can be extended beyond a particular drone to additional drones, airplanes, and satellites. The Symbol Language can be used to train additional visual recognition implementations.
DroneAid Symbol Language
The DroneAid Symbol Language provides a way for those affected by natural disasters to express their needs and make them visible to drones, planes, and satellites when traditional communications are not available.
Victims can use a pre-packaged symbol kit that has been manufactured and distributed to them, or recreate the symbols manually with whatever materials they have available.
These symbols include those below, which represent a subset of the icons provided by The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). These can be complemented with numbers to quantify need, such as the number or people who need water.
See it in action
Space Agency Data
https://www.nttdata.com/global/en
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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148650/fires-rage-in-turkey
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https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/pathfinders/sdg-data-pathfinders/sdg-11-data-pathfinder
Hackathon Journey
There were lots of drawbacks and difficulties along the way putting up this project one of them was the need to finish the project in 48 hours. But we overcame these problems and time issues in a very short period of time. We had the best opportunity to have a solid grasp of so many topics. We now look at our problems from a different aspect. One of the qualities we gain that will be used for our ongoing lives.
References
https://safetymanagement.eku.edu/blog/5-ways-drones-are-being-used-for-disaster-relief/
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https://calismagruplari.itu.edu.tr/deprem-m%C3%BChendisli%C4%9Fi-ve-afet-y%C3%B6netimi-enstit%C3%BCs%C3%BC/afet-risk-azaltma
Tags
#İmyen #drone #FirstAid #MedicalDrones #NASA #AI