Trial as a pragmatic and systematic approach for assessing new solutions in crisis management and rescue operations

Foks-Ryznar, Anna; Ryzenko, Jakub; Trzebińska, Karolina; Tymińska, Joanna; Wrzosek, Emil; Zwęgliński, Tomasz

doi:10.1117/12.2537925

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“…There was a quasi-experimental design implemented in the research in the form of a full-scale trial [16,17,44]. The method was designed to examine highly complex phenomena which are difficult to replicate for test purposes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the relevant testing of solutions in relation to real needs is an essential part of a pre-disaster phase, which will provide evidence-based results concerning the solution's performance under testing conditions, critical for effective purchasing decisions and successful implementations that meet the needs of disaster managers [12,15]. Therefore, creating a test environment that mirrors real conditions is a challenging task, possible only to the extent to which one is able to test comparable solutions [16,17].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Use of Drones in Disaster Aerial Needs Reconnaissance and Damage Assessment – Three-Dimensional Modeling and Orthophoto Map Study

Zwęgliński

2020

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The aim of this research is to provide disaster managers with the results of testing three-dimensional modeling and orthophoto mapping, so as to add value to aerial assessments of flood-related needs and damages. The relevant testing of solutions concerning the real needs of disaster managers is an essential part of the pre-disaster phase. As such, providing evidence-based results of the solutions’ performance is critical with regard to purchasing them and their successful implementation for disaster management purposes. Since disaster response is mostly realized in complex and dynamic, rather than repetitive, environments, it requires pertinent testing methods. A quasi-experimental approach, applied in a form of a full-scale trial meets disaster manager’s requirements as well as addressing limitations resulting from the disaster environment’s characteristics. Three-dimensional modeling and orthophoto mapping have already proven their potential in many professional fields; however, they have not yet been broadly tested for disaster response purposes. Therefore, the objective here is to verify the technologies regarding their applicability in aerial reconnaissance in sudden-onset disasters. The hypothesis assumes that they will improve the efficiency (e.g., time) and effectiveness (e.g., accuracy of revealed data) of this process. The research verifies that the technologies have a potential to facilitate disaster managers with more precise damage assessment; however, their effectivity was less than expected in terms of needs reconnaissance. Secondly, the overall assessment process is heavily burdened by data processing time, however, the technologies allow a reduction of analytical work.

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The Use of Drones in Disaster Aerial Needs Reconnaissance and Damage Assessment – Three-Dimensional Modeling and Orthophoto Map Study

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2020

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“…The scope of modelling has continued to expand, with an increasing emphasis on design development and evaluation through a product lifecycle including 'stress-testing' of the design. Trials can be used to provide data to validation sensor models at specific test points [4] and this has increased the demand on and value of recording ground truth data during trial events.…”

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Data gathering trials for the development of military imaging systems

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Hickman,

Koh

et al. 2023

Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications XX

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Data gathering trials remain an important part of the development and testing of imaging sensor systems. However, the role of trials has evolved to reflect emergent technology, engineering methodologies, operational requirements, and project constraints such as schedule and cost. The changing nature of data gathering trials is reviewed. Although trial programmes are still used for product acceptance, there has been an increased demand for trial data to support the design process. In this paper, the emphasis is on air-to-ground image-based military systems where the timely availability of relevant image data is critical to the development of advanced image processing software which, in turn, underpins the performance of the latest imaging systems. Other factors which affect the nature of trial programmes are also considered. These include the widespread availability of synthetic image generators and the use of low-cost drones as either targets or sensor platforms. Furthermore, the increasing use of AI data processing techniques demands a larger and more diverse image data set for training and evaluation purposes. Against this background of changing requirements, trial planning has become increasingly important. Although the great flexibility of low-cost commercial drones has resulted in them becoming a preferred solution for camera platforms, they present unique challenges, ranging from logistics through to image truthing of target locations. These issues are discussed, and recommendations made based on experience gained through multiple trial programmes.

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“…This expectation turned out to be well founded. That taxonomy was incorporated in the online platform "Portfolio of Solutions," supporting the search for solutions to meet identified crisis management needs and the organisation of trials [14]. The feedback from users of the taxonomy, along with new ideas and initiatives, led to a request for the authors to review the taxonomy.…”

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A Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions

Тагарев

Ratchev

2020

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The management of crises triggered by natural or manmade events requires a concerted effort of various actors crossing institutional and geographic boundaries. Technological advances allow to make crisis management more effective, but innovation is hindered by dispersed and often disconnected knowledge on the lessons learned, gaps, and solutions. Taxonomies enable the search for information of potential interest. This article presents a taxonomy of crisis management functions, designed on the basis of a conceptual model integrating the concepts of hazard, vulnerability, risk, and community, and the main consequence- and management-based concepts. At its highest level, the taxonomy includes ten functional areas: preparatory (mitigation, capability development, and strategic adaptiveness), operational (protection, response, and recovery), and common (crisis communications and information management; command, control, and coordination; logistics; and security management). The taxonomy facilitates the navigation of online platforms and the matching of needs and solutions. It has broader applications, e.g., for structuring the assessment of the societal impact of crisis management solutions and as a framework for a comprehensive assessment of disaster risk reduction measures. While the taxonomy was developed within a research and innovation project supported by the European Union, it reflects and is compatible with established international concepts and classification schemes, and is thus applicable by a wider international community.

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Trial as a pragmatic and systematic approach for assessing new solutions in crisis management and rescue operations

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The Use of Drones in Disaster Aerial Needs Reconnaissance and Damage Assessment – Three-Dimensional Modeling and Orthophoto Map Study

The Use of Drones in Disaster Aerial Needs Reconnaissance and Damage Assessment – Three-Dimensional Modeling and Orthophoto Map Study

Data gathering trials for the development of military imaging systems

A Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions

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