DARIUS project is working to enhance search and rescue operations
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
From the nuclear disaster at Fukushima to the recent landslides in Sri Lanka – the number of natural and man‐made disasters in the world increases every year. As our urban populations continue to swell, the concentration of people in cities combined with haphazard planning amplifies the effects of these disasters, complicates Search And Rescue (SAR) operations and put first responders at risk. The DARIUS ('Deployable SAR Integrated Chain with Unmanned Systems') project is addressing this problem with the aim of providing unmanned platforms for search and rescue operations.