Abstract
The use of geospatial infrastructure supported by novel sensors, autonomous and piloted aerial platforms, and computational tools are impacting civil applications such as risk management, particularly interesting in mountain rescue operations. Here, we propose a semi-automatic geospatial system able to identify the coordinates of a distress call, map them in the entire Province of South Tyrol, identify possible areas to execute the maneuvers of drone operations, and generate the drone flight plan able to identify possible obstacles and keeps a relative height of flight following normative or user configuration to harmonize joint missions (e.g., helicopters). The hardware component consists of a drone platform (MAVTech), RGB and thermal cameras, and a light defibrillator. A remote user interface confirms the coordinates by detecting the victim (thermal) and providing situation awareness (RGB) to the operators to finally drop the defibrillator