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UAVs vital for humanitarian ops

20th October 2015 - 14:50 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London

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There is clear demand for accurate UAV mapping and effective disaster management assessment for the humanitarian community, according to Patrick Meier, director of social innovation at the Qatar Computing Research Institute.

Continuing the ongoing development on the use of virtual reality and 3D mapping when compiling data from humanitarian UAV operations will also be crucial in maximising the potential of unmanned systems in such environments and the subsequent information gathering process.

‘Virtual reality and 3D [imagery] is going to be key for disaster management assessment. It is not a 2D job,’ said Meier.

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