1.
Drones and OpenStreetMaps

2.
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150427103509-13-nepal-quake-0427-super-169.jpg
http://www.un.org/News/dh/photos/large/2015/April/04-27-2015Quake_Damage.jpg

3.
Uses of Drones immediately after Nepal Earthquake
(Aerial shots of Heritage
sites and damaged areas
taken by different
agencies.)
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4.
May, 2015
Nepal banned the use of drones as they could leak sensitive information
(videos and pictures) of its valuable heritage sites clicked illegally. - A
statement from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
• Flying drones without permission would attract penal action according to
local civil aviation law.
“It was uncontrolled influx of
UAVs through international
media and humanitarian teams
that the government was forced
to take action and restricted their
use.”
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5.
Rules and Regulations : GON
Flight Operations Directives No.7:CAAN (May 2015)
▪ Issued in accordance to the power conferred by Rule 82 of CAAN,
Civil Aviation Regulation, 2058.
▪ To regulate and systematize the operations of UAVs within the
territory of Nepal
Download Link :
https://www.caanepal.org.np/downloads/combine%20file%20SOP.pdf
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight Procedure, 2015
▪ Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on the behalf of GON
Download Link:
http://www.moha.gov.np/uploads/newsFiles/910_b71f17f41b0d335d27d24b7943ca1b
7f_1444149311_s.pdf
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6.
Applying for a Permission
Major issues: SAFETY, SECURITY, PRIVACY AND FREQUENCY.
1. CAAN
▪ Concern about collision with other aircrafts i.e SAFETY.
2. Ministry of Information and Communication
▪ Concern about the PRIVACY of other people as well as the
FREQUENCY of the remote control device used.
3. Home Ministry
▪ SECURITY Issues.
Respective Ministry
▪ (Eg: Collecting a letter from Department of Survey, Ministry of
Land Reform and Management if someone wants to get permission
for aerial Photogrammetry /Surveying work. )
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7.
Sadly the Image that comes into Our Mind…

8.
Nepal Flying Labs
www.nepal.werobotics.org

9.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones

10.
http://geoawesomeness.com/accurate-drone-survey-everything-need-know/

11.
pacity
•Social good projects
•Research
•New Business
•Gain local Govt. trust over Technology

12.
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13.
Remote Monitoring of Reconstruction Works
In Partnership with Medair

14.
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15.
Settlement
Area
800 m
Drone based Hazard and Vulnerability Mapping
2.5 Km

16.
MedAIR, WeRobotics and Terrasesne

17.
Resettlement Planning
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18.
Mapping Bagmati Corridor

19.
WHY DRONES ??
▪High resolution Imageries
▪Quickly deployable
▪Low cost Solution
▪Easy to operate
Drone Image ,Bhimtar
Current base layer, OSM

20.
Integrating Drones and OSM
Flight Plan
Capture
Images
2D/3D Maps
Bring it in
OSM
Trace
Objects
Analysis and
Assessment

21.
Tiled Drone Images as Custom Layers in OSM
https://blog.mapbox.com/drone-imagery-for-openstreetmap-18a30565b744
“Objects we are
getting is really
as good as
imageries we are
giving in”

22.
Drones and OSM : Benefits
1. Accurate output maps
▪ Accurate Digitized datasets
2. Disaster risk reduction planning
▪ 3D results from drone –Slope and aspect maps –overlay in
OSM
3. Better Project Planning
▪ More accurate estimation of resources and needs
4. Upto date datasets
▪ Temporal Accuracy

23.
THANK YOU ….
This is the best time to engage communities, innovate and make effective use
of technologies.

24.
Nepal Coordinator : Nepal Flying Labs, www.nepal.werobotics.org
Co-Founder and GIS Analyst : NAXA Pvt. Ltd , www.naxa.com.np
Geomatics Engineer : Build Change , www.buildchange.org
Web Application Development Lead: FieldSight (www.fieldsight.org )
Co-founder : Smart Naari (www.smartnaari.com )