Although the use of remotely piloted air vehicles represents an unquestionable innovation in certain sectors, current combination “drone + remote control” is still not an effective solution (despite countless attempts) in other very important fields such as: health emergencies, environmental protection, needs assessment, fires, rescues in areas without coverage, search for people, floods, etc. where attempts to introduce drone operations have failed to meet initial expectations.
Current systems focus the added value on improving data collection operations without taking into account, for example, the urgency of data collection and analysis, distribution of information, relocation of the different actors, decision making and response times. These shortcomings in the drone sector represent a great challenge for technological development and a business opportunity, as they are demanded by many public and private organizations.
Thus, the general objective of the MESSEO project is the development of a Mobile Advanced Intervention Unit (U.M.I.A) for the management of drones and other on-board information devices.
