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Brief communication
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28 Jan 2015
Brief communication |
| 28 Jan 2015
Brief Communication: The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle in a rockfall emergency scenario
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
A. Manconi
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
A. Facello
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
M. Baldo
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
F. dell'Anese
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
P. Allasia
National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-hydrological Protection, Geohazard Monitoring Group, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
F. Dutto
Torino Province, Civil Protection Service, Via Alberto Sordi 13, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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Short summary
In recent years, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civilian/commercial contexts is becoming increasingly common, also for the applications concerning the anthropic and natural disasters. In this paper, we present the first results of a research project aimed at defining a possible methodology for the use of micro-UAVs in emergency scenarios relevant to rockfall phenomena.
In recent years, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civilian/commercial contexts is...
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