Time Frame: 2020-2023

Funding: BMBF

Principle Investigator: Dr. Danijel Schorlemmer

Projektwebseite: https://www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/gis/LOKI_en.html

The aim of the LOKI project is to develop an interdisciplinary system that enables rapid and reliable airborne assessment of the situation after an earthquake. The system aims to reduce longer-term damage after an earthquake by gathering information about the current situation as efficiently as possible, allowing for remedial action in reasonable timescales. A central focus is the timely overview and detailed recording of damage to critical infrastructure, such as lifelines (bridges and roads), health care facilities and public facilities (e.g. schools). LOKI will improve the response time and reliability of the information provided in the event of an earthquake and allow for better use of existing resources and responders. The goals will be achieved by combining existing expertise in earthquake research with a variety of emerging technologies and concepts including machine learning, crowdsourcing, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, flying drones available for civilian use) and 3D surveillance.