Webinar Recording 
Slide Deck
Q&A one-pager

On June 28th, 2020, NAPSG Foundation hosted the virtual PrepTech Talk titled “Applying Drones & Imagery for Disaster Management.” This training was part 1 of a 2-part virtual series on how drones and imagery are transforming the landscape of disaster response and providing data to inform community resiliency efforts.

Seminar Objectives

The Response Community is embracing and rapidly procuring drone/UAS technology to support emergency response across all public safety disciplines. The decreasing cost and growing acceptance of drones/UAS and imagery technology by both the public and government leaders has further fueled this growth. In Part 1 of this seminar series, you will:

• Learn how drones have been used in recent disasters to improve first responder safety and operational effectiveness, including increased near real-time situational awareness.–
• Learn from industry leaders on the keys to developing a successful public safety drone/UAS program in your agency.
• Gain an understanding of how your agency can leverage the Civil Air Patrol and their drone capacity during a disaster. 

Part 2 of the series “Applying Drones and Imagery for Resiliency” (scheduled for October 2020) will focus on how drones/UAS programs are improving resiliency efforts across the community.

Speakers

• Tari Martin – Director, National and Federal, NAPSG Foundation
• Charles Werner – Director, DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance
• Austin Worcester – Senior Program Manager for sUAS, Civil Air Patrol
• Christopher Todd – Executive Director, Airborne International Response Team

Seminar Resources

• Link to Recording
• Slide Deck with Additional Content

Additional Resources

Key actions were identified for participants in this PrepTech Talk:

• Learn more about the considerations for developing a UAS program in your agency:
  • DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance – UAS Considerations
• Join communities of practice to collaborate and discover resources:
  • FEMA’s Remote Sensing Resources Hub
    https://gis-fema.hub.arcgis.com/pages/remote-sensing-resources
  • Imagery and Remote Sensing GeoNet Community
    https://community.esri.com/community/gis/imagery-and-remote-sensing
  • US Disasters Community
    https://community.esri.com/groups/us-disaster-community
• Leverage the experience of UAS leaders to enhance your skills and your agency’s capabilities:
  • Locate your local Civil Air Patrol Unit – https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/
  • Gain experience and hone your skills volunteering as a GIS analyst or field manager with the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT).  More info at http://airt.ngo
  • Consult the research community to advance your capabilities – UMD UAS Test Site