PARCEL DELIVERY IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT USING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: A VISION PAPER


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Anbaroglu B.

4th International Workshop on Geoinformation Science / 4th ISPRS International Workshop on Multi-Dimensional and Multi-Scale Spatial Data Modeling (GeoAdvances), Safranbolu, Türkiye, 14 - 15 Ekim 2017, ss.73-79 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası:
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5194/isprs-annals-iv-4-w4-73-2017
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Safranbolu
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-79
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This vision paper addresses the challenges and explores the avenue of solutions regarding the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for transporting parcels in urban areas. We have already witnessed companies' delivering parcels using UAS in rural areas, but the challenge of utilizing them for an urban environment is eminent. Nevertheless, the increasing research on the various aspects of UAS, including their battery life, resistance to harsh weather conditions and sensing its environment foresee their common usage in the logistics industry, especially in an urban environment. In addition, the increasing trend on 3D city modelling offer new directions regarding realistic as well as light 3D city models that are easy to modify and distribute. Utilizing UAS for transporting parcels in an urban environment would be a disruptive technological achievement as our roads will be less congested which would lead to less air pollution as well as wasted money and time. In addition, parcels could potentially be delivered much faster. This paper argues, with the support of the state-of-the-art research, that UASs will be used for transporting parcels in an urban environment in the coming decades.