This is mostly LIDAR and and chemical sensors. Presentation to AUVSI Cascade spring workshop
The focus is on sensors but I like his list of s&r use-cases
“YOUR EYES (AND EARS AND NOSE) IN THE SKY
How Sensors on UAS can Assist Emergency Responders
Matteo Luccio M.S., President, Pale Blue Dot, LLC”
- Find victims
- Find and pursue suspects
- Verify that all innocents have been evacuated
- Identify points of entry and exit
- Analyze situations, gain tactical advantage
- Identify hazards
- Guide responders
- Gather evidence at accidents, disasters, and crime scenes
- Monitor forest fires, floods, crowds, etc.
- Find things in post flight analysis that were not evident from the real time video feed
- Hazmat situation
- Multiagency coordination
- Finding a person ejected from a rolled over vehicle