This chapter discussed the localisation and the practical applications of drone technologies by the Nepal Flying Labs after the 2015 Nepal earthquake. As a Build Back Better approach, stated in Sendai Framework [20], building a drone ecosystem in post -disaster settings is expected to be applied to the future recovery programme in other developing countries. In addition, such an ecosystem in developing countries could act as use cases of new technologies to be later implemented as innovative solutions in developed countries, with the concept of 'reverse innovation'.

Chapter Contents:

• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 Review of the drone applications in Nepal
• 14.2.1 Initial stage of drone applications
• 14.2.2 The drone applications in the 2015 Nepal earthquake
• 14.2.3 Capacity building of drone communities in Nepal
• 14.3 The Nepal Flying Labs
• 14.3.1 The Flying Labs initiative and the Nepal Flying Labs
• 14.3.2 Localisation of drone technology by the Flying Labs
• 14.4 The drone applications by the Nepal Flying Labs
• 14.4.1 Post-disaster resettlement planning by drones
• 14.4.1.1 The project background
• 14.4.1.2 Implementation
• 14.4.2 Drones for rural health in Nepal
• 14.4.2.1 The project background
• 14.4.2.2 Implementation
• 14.4.3 Sustainable localisation of drone technology
• 14.5 Discussions
• 14.5.1 The role of the drone ecosystem
• 14.5.2 Rural areas for reverse innovation
• 14.5.3 Challenges in the drone applications
• 14.6 Conclusion
• References

Inspec keywords: remotely operated vehicles; ecology; disasters

Other keywords: drone ecosystem application; post-disaster settings; build back better approach; earthquake; Nepal Flying Labs; Sendai framework

Subjects: Mobile robots