Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Analysis & Intervention System (ERA) via UAVs

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Sustainable Venture Development Partners (SVDP) works with investors, entrepreneurialmanagers, and corporates to originate, build and grow sustainable companies. Growth of thesecompanies is de-risked through access to our extensive network, deep sector expertise, andventure development experience.SVDP has developed a prototype design for a Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Analysis &Intervention System (ERA) via the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The systemwill deliver real time analysis of flood and erosion risks, and offer ‘next step’ interventionmeasures, with the use of thermal sensors, HD imaging, Light Detection And Ranging(LiDAR), and GIS to interpret the changing characteristics of UK waterways.ERA improves upon the ROI of existing waterway monitoring by eliminating time consumingmanual activity, whilst increasing the richness and consistency of data collected. The deviceleverages proprietary software, which uses thermal and visual data to identify sediment builduprates and geographical transformations. This in turn informs strategic intervention plans.ERA borrows techniques developed by the precision agriculture industry, tailoring systemarchitecture to flood and erosion service requirements. With £3.2bn spent on flood and coastaldefence last Parliament (Defra), ERA stretches public investment by (1) streamliningmonitoring and (2) improving decision making.ERA takes advantage of decreasing UAV cost, and consists of four components: (1) a thermal/ HD imaging / LiDAR integrated UAV, (2) photogrammetry / GIS software, (3) arecommendation engine, and (4) a user interface presenting data and intervention options.Successful deployment requires coordination amongst many stakeholders and detailed marketresearch. This study’s objective is to prove our value proposition and produce a technologydevelopment plan prior to securing Proof of Concept funding