Use Cases · Emergency Management
Emergency Response 
Aerial assessment of disasters, floods and major incidents with real-time situational awareness, wildfire coordination and SAR operations
Aerial assessment of disasters, floods and major incidents with real-time situational awareness, wildfire coordination and SAR operations
In major emergencies — floods, earthquakes, industrial accidents — rapid aerial assessment of the situation is critical for effective resource coordination. IMS Drones platforms can be deployed within minutes of an alert, providing the emergency coordination centre with real-time, georeferenced imagery to guide decision-making.
Early detection and precise coordination of resources are decisive in the first minutes of a wildfire. The Kite VTOL provides real-time aerial vision of the fire front from the first flight, streaming live video to the command centre. With the integrated EO/IR camera, the fire's advance is visualised and safe access routes for suppression teams are identified. Adding an optional radiometric FLIR camera enables exact temperature readings on the ground, detection of active hotspots hidden beneath smoke, and precise delimitation of the hot perimeter.
Continuous monitoring with thermal sensors to identify ignition points at early stage, enabling intervention before the fire spreads to critical zones
Generation of thermal orthomosaics with exact delimitation of the active perimeter and spread prediction for optimal allocation of suppression resources
Intelligent deployment of brigades, helicopters and ground teams via spread analysis and safe access routes identified from the air
Encrypted video link and georeferenced data to the operations centre for real-time coordination, including fully functional operation in dense smoke
* Estimated coverage per mission: 3 h endurance at 80 km/h = 240 km effective patrol, within the 20 km operational range of the data link. Area calculated on a systematic sweep pattern with EO/IR sensor.
** With the drone disassembled, a single person can assemble and deploy it in under 10 minutes.
Search and rescue (SAR) operations demand maximum speed in covering wide areas. IMS VTOL drones allow deployment in minutes of a platform capable of exploring tens of square kilometres with high-sensitivity thermal sensors, locating victims in mountain, forest or maritime environments.
Real-time GPS coordinate relay to the SAR coordination centre enables precise vectoring of helicopters and ground teams, drastically reducing the time between location and effective rescue.
Rapid coverage of search zones with 180-minute endurance and 18 km (Kite) / 40 km (Apus) range, enabling systematic patrols of large territories with programmed routes
High-sensitivity FLIR sensors for locating victims in mountain, forest or maritime environments via thermal signature during night operations or low visibility
Automatic transmission of georeferenced positions to SAR centres with centimetric accuracy for immediate vectoring of helicopters and ground teams
Full search capability in total darkness without artificial lighting dependency, enabling operational continuity in prolonged critical emergencies
* The drone flies in parallel strips at low altitude (100–150 m), covering a ~300 m wide swath on each pass. Total coverage depends on each platform's endurance, with a 20% operational margin applied. Kite: 180 min flight ≈ 58 km² covered. Apus: 240 min ≈ 77 km².
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