Improving the human experience with technology.
This is a story of the right tech being in the right place at the right time.
The morning the news spread of the ongoing tremmors in Nepal, a good friend in the region reached out to me to express his interest in traveling to Nepal from his home in (xxx). Apu and i had met previously through drone networks and we had been chatting when the earythquake news came in. What devistation. What a helpless feeling to not be aboe to respond in oerson. So i almost did. The next day i had plans charted to fly out with as much equipment as I could carry, but all news networks expressed concern for anyone trying to get to the region and stories of massive delays and impossible roads led to my decision to stay in the US and support in any way we could.
WFotunately my friedn APu was already on his way there and we had boots on the ground we could support from a distance. Drone parts, SD cards, and survival supplies to keep him and his aircraft active and assisting people for as long a possible. Apu has continued to grow his drone and tech business since.
Aerial views helped rescue workers identify if a building was saef to enter, or if there were ocupants inside. Th edrone was also used to bring water to places cars and trucks could not reach