The CiTIUS system “Photogrammetry for the Delivery of Lightweight Air‑Transported Goods” wins national award
The new techniques, developed for use on UAVs (drones) by the centre’s Computer Architecture Group (GAC), were recognised in the framework of the CivilDron’20 conference.
The Fundación de la Energía de la Comunidad de Madrid awarded one of the special distinctions of the competition held during the national CivilDron’20 conference to the group led by CiTIUS principal investigator Francisco Fernández Rivera, in the category “Recognition of Innovation in the application of drones in the civil sector”.
The prize distinguishes the techniques developed at CiTIUS for the delivery of lightweight air‑transported goods in hard‑to‑reach environments, and is the result of a call launched by the conference organisers focusing on the use and application of drones for carrying out professional or business tasks or activities (infrastructure inspection work, pest control in agriculture, cadastral documentation, damage assessment after disasters, etc.).
The initiative was created to foster awareness of the applications and uses of drones in civil society, since the use of these technologies helps save and optimise energy resources in the performance of tasks and work in the civil sphere, while also reducing risks and improving safety.
The organisers of the competition, who wished to highlight the high standard of the proposals submitted, stated that “given the great quality of the applications received, the Foundation decided to grant several special awards”. For José Carlos Cabaleiro, the researcher in charge of the award‑winning project, “this prize is proof that our research into the efficient processing of 3D point clouds can provide solutions to problems of social importance, as is the case here, since its implementation will make it possible, for example, to increase the safety of pilgrims on the Way of Saint James,” he explains.
The Fundación de la Energía de la Comunidad de Madrid awarded one of the special distinctions of the competition held during the national CivilDron’20 conference to the group led by CiTIUS principal investigator Francisco Fernández Rivera, in the category “Recognition of Innovation in the application of drones in the civil sector”.
The prize distinguishes the techniques developed at CiTIUS for the delivery of lightweight air‑transported goods in hard‑to‑reach environments, and is the result of a call launched by the conference organisers focusing on the use and application of drones for carrying out professional or business tasks or activities (infrastructure inspection work, pest control in agriculture, cadastral documentation, damage assessment after disasters, etc.).
The initiative was created to foster awareness of the applications and uses of drones in civil society, since the use of these technologies helps save and optimise energy resources in the performance of tasks and work in the civil sphere, while also reducing risks and improving safety.
The organisers of the competition, who wished to highlight the high standard of the proposals submitted, stated that “given the great quality of the applications received, the Foundation decided to grant several special awards”. For José Carlos Cabaleiro, the researcher in charge of the award‑winning project, “this prize is proof that our research into the efficient processing of 3D point clouds can provide solutions to problems of social importance, as is the case here, since its implementation will make it possible, for example, to increase the safety of pilgrims on the Way of Saint James,” he explains.