Drones Webinar | Drones for Natural Hazards, 30 April 2025

In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have seen significant technological advancements, expanding their applications in disaster risk management. UAVs provide high-resolution, non-invasive data that are essential in all stages of the disaster cycle: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. From hazard mapping to emergency response and search and rescue, UAVs and intelligent swarms are becoming vital tools for professionals worldwide.

Additionally, UAV-derived datasets improve and validate spaceborne applications in disaster management. When combined with geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial AI, they further enhance decision making and scientific research. The growing availability of affordable consumer-grade UAVs also encourages citizen science contributions, making risk-related activities more inclusive and accessible.

Date: 30 April 2025 at 10:00 a.m. CEST | 4:00 p.m. CST Asia | 4:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 864 6090 5339
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Drones-4

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in CST Asia
Dr. Vasil Yordanov Chair Introduction	10:00–11:10 a.m.	4:00–4:10 p.m.
Prof. Taichi Furuhashi A Framework for Mitigating Drone Imagery Transmission Challenges in Disaster Scenarios: Integrating DRONEBIRD with the UNVT Portable Local Map Server	10:10–10:25 a.m.	4:10–4:25 p.m.
Q&A Session	10:25–10:30 a.m.	4:25–4:30 p.m.
Dr. Aggeliki Kyriou Multi-Sensor Approaches to Map and Monitor Landslides	10:30–10:45 a.m.	4:30–4:45 p.m.
Q&A Session	10:45–10:50 a.m.	4:45–4:50 p.m.
Prof. Dr. Luigi Barazzetti Image-Based Photogrammetric Monitoring of Landslides: Two Decades of Advancements	10:50–11:05 a.m.	4:50–5:05 p.m.
Q&A Session	11:05–11:10 a.m.	5:05–5:10 p.m.
Dr. Vasil Yordanov Estimating Landslide Surface Displacement by Combining Low-Cost UAV Setup, Topographic Visualization and Computer Vision Techniques.	11:10–11:25 a.m.	5:10–5:25 p.m.
Q&A Session	11:25–11:30 a.m.	5:25–5:30 p.m.
Dr. Vasil Yordanov Closing of Webinar	11:30–11:40 a.m.	5:30–5:40 p.m.

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Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Vasil Yordanov, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;
Prof. Taichi Furuhashi, School of Global Studies and Collaboration, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan;
Dr. Aggeliki Kyriou, Department of Geology, University of Patras, Greece;
Prof. Dr. Luigi Barazzetti, Department of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Relevant Special Issue:
“Drones for Natural Hazards”
Guest Editors: Dr. Vasil Yordanov, Prof. Dr. Luigi Barazzetti and Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Brovelli