A procedure for delineating a search region in the UAV-based SAR activities

We propose a simple geometrical approach for delineating a region above which an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) should fly to support the Search and Rescue (SAR) activities. The procedure is based on the concept of a crow's flight distance travelled by a lost person and its probability distribut...

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Main Authors: Mirosława Jurecka, Tomasz Niedzielski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2016.1238853