Managing disasters-rapid deployment of sensor network from drones: Providing first responders with vital information

In the last ten years, drones are becoming a common sight. They are used for tasks like filming for TV and Movies, surveillance, delivery, and hobby flight. The potential of drones are slowly, but surely being uncovered and yet we've just scratched the surface. The project described in this paper utilizes drones for various tasks: capturing a full up-to-date 3d terrain elevation model of an area, placing sensors in that area to create an effcient wireless sensor network, and moving or retrieving the sensors. The system is design to aid first responders to an incident. A description of the project and some of the many parts that are developed to achieve the goals set for the project.