Abu Dhabi: “Today the goal is for the drone to be the first responder to emergencies, crises and disasters in the Emirates,” Shaikha Khamis Al Azeezi, director of the Business Continuity and Alternative Services Department at the Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Centre (ADCMC) said.
She spoke to Gulf News at The Military Medicine exhibition at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, where ADCMC is showing a drone service alongside a set of AI tools designed to keep Abu Dhabi running when something goes wrong.
What the drone can do
She described the technology on show as the newest and best, supported by AI. In a large fire, she explained, the drone follows the path of the flames and gives response teams the information they need, including the safe evacuation routes for people. In severe weather it can show, for example, where water is collecting.
It can also be sent to unexpected incidents in places that are hard for crews to reach, and it makes search and rescue easier because it carries cameras and sensors.
“We want to increase efficiency, and this helps,” she said.
A readiness for hospitals
The main project ADCMC is presenting this week was developed with the Department of Health (DOH): a business continuity standard for the health sector.
