An Overview of the “Volcan Project”: An UAS for Exploration of Volcanic Environments

Astuti, G.; Giudice, Gaetano; Longo, Domenico; Melita, Carmelo Donato; Muscato, Giovanni; Orlando, Andrea

doi:10.1007/s10846-008-9275-9

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“…Although the equipment of RPASs can be lost or damaged by the volcanic activities, the operator can safely stay in a remote place. Various sensors can be mounted on an RPAS to monitor volcanic activities, including topography, land cover, heat, gas composition and even gravity field (Saiki and Ohba, 2010;Deurloo et al, 2012;Astuti et al, 2009;Middlemiss et al, 2016). The photogrammetric approach used to obtain topographic data is widely applied because RGB camera sensors are small enough to be mounted on a small aircraft.…”

Section: Volcanic Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Review article: the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) for natural hazards monitoring and management

Giordan

Hayakawa

Nex

et al. 2018

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

140

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Abstract. The number of scientific studies that consider possible applications of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) for the management of natural hazards effects and the identification of occurred damages strongly increased in the last decade. Nowadays, in the scientific community, the use of these systems is not a novelty, but a deeper analysis of the literature shows a lack of codified complex methodologies that can be used not only for scientific experiments but also for normal codified emergency operations. RPASs can acquire on-demand ultra-high-resolution images that can be used for the identification of active processes such as landslides or volcanic activities but can also define the effects of earthquakes, wildfires and floods. In this paper, we present a review of published literature that describes experimental methodologies developed for the study and monitoring of natural hazards. IntroductionIn the last three decades, the number of natural disasters showed a positive trend with an increase in the number of affected populations. Disasters not only affected the poor and characteristically more vulnerable countries but also those thought to be better protected. The Annual Disaster Statistical Review describes recent impacts of natural disasters on the population and reports 342 naturally triggered disasters in 2016 (Guha-Sapir et al., 2017). This is less than the annual average disaster frequency observed from 2006 to 2015 (376.4 events). However, natural disasters are still responsible for a high number of casualties (8733 death). In the period 2006-2015, the average number of causalities caused annually by natural disasters is 69 827. In 2016, hydrological disasters (177) had the largest share in natural disaster occurrence (51.8 %), followed by meteorological disasters (96; 28.1 %), climatological disasters (38; 11.1 %) and geophysical disasters (31; 9.1 %) (Guha-Sapir et al., 2017). To face these disasters, one of the most important solutions is the use of systems able to provide an adequate level of information for correctly understanding these events and their evolution. In this context, surveying and monitoring natural hazards gained importance. In particular, during the emergency phase it is very important to evaluate and control the phenomenon of evolution, preferably operating in near real time or real time, and consequently, use this information for a better risk assessment scenario. The available acquired data must be processed rapidly to support the emergency services and decision makers.Recently, the use of remote sensing (satellite and airborne platform) in the field of natural hazards and disasters has become common, also supported by the increase in geospatial technologies and the ability to provide and process up-to-date imagery (Joyce et al., 2009;Tarolli, 2014). Remotely sensed data play an integral role in predicting hazard events such as floods and landslides, subsidence events and other ground instabilities. Because of their acquisition mode and capabilPublished by Copern...

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Section: Volcanic Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Review article: the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) for natural hazards monitoring and management

Giordan

Hayakawa

Nex

et al. 2018

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

140

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“…• Used as a substitute for manual field data collection, such as animal surveys [48], situations harmful to human life [75], or validation of information derived from the coarser detail acquired from higher altitudes.…”

Section: Unmanned Aerial Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Land Use/Land Cover Monitoring and Geospatial Technologies: An Overview

Parece

Campbell

2015

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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“…The autonomous aerial system by Astuti et al [8] has a single UAV, which performs aerial surveillance of volcanic areas and analysis of the composition of gases inside volcanic plumes. The SensorFly system [9] by Purohit and Zhang is a mobile-controlled flying sensor network designed to monitor changes in dangerous environments.…”

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Actor positioning based on molecular geometry in aerial sensor networks

Akbaş

Solmaz

Turgut

2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)

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Abstract-Advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and wireless sensor and actor networks (WSAN) made it possible to equip small UAVs with sensors and deploy aerial sensor and actor networks. Aerial sensor networks enable high quality observation of events while reducing the number of requirements. Positioning of UAVs with actor nodes is critical in these systems for effective data collection.In this paper we propose an actor positioning strategy for aerial WSANs considering the scenario of toxic plume observation after a volcanic eruption. The positioning algorithm utilizes the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory of chemistry, which is based on the correlation between molecular geometry and the number of atoms in a molecule. The limitations of the basic VSEPR theory are eliminated by extending the approach for multiple central data collectors. The simulations show that the proposed system provides high connectivity and coverage for the aerial sensor network.

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An Overview of the “Volcan Project”: An UAS for Exploration of Volcanic Environments

Cited by 41 publications

References 16 publications

Review article: the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) for natural hazards monitoring and management

Review article: the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) for natural hazards monitoring and management

Land Use/Land Cover Monitoring and Geospatial Technologies: An Overview

Actor positioning based on molecular geometry in aerial sensor networks

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