Angel Drones

Using UAVs in Brazil for Social Good

Paving the way for a future Brazil FlyingLab

Walace de Oliveira, M.Sc. walace.oliveira@angeldrones.com.brwww.angeldrones.com.br

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Sometimes, we need to go fast and far.

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A little bit about myself - Who am I?

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January 2011 - The Worst Brazilian Natural Disaster

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January 2011 - The Worst Brazilian Natural Disaster

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● More than 1,000 people killed in less than two days

● Near 1 billion dollars in economic damages - agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, etc.

● 30 thousand people displaced ● Near 30 year to recover● Diseases spread: cholera, dengue, zika,

leptospirosis, etc ● Huge environmental damages

January 2011 - impressive numbers

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Brazil The Land of Contrasts

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Brazil The Land of Contrasts

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● Population: 200 million people● Territory: bigger than Europe ( 4th

largest in the world) ● One of the top agricultural producing

countries ● Between the 15 most unequal

countries in the world (#12)● Near 11 million people live in favelas

(poverty-stricken communities - extremely violent)

● 831 cities under risk of floods and landslides

● Top 10 CO2 producers (deforestation)

Brazil: the land of contrasts

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42.8 billion dollars in 19 years ~ Slovenia GDP in 2016 - on average 2.25 billion dollars a year

Economic damages due to natural disasters - 1995-2014

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Fatalities in the world by natural disasters

Latin America

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Spreading of tropical diseases

Dengue FeverZika Virus - 2016

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Spreading of tropical diseases

More than 2,000 microcephaly cases in 2016

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The solution: more resilient cities

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Our inspiration - WeRobotics FlyingLabs

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We cannot wait! - Angel Drones - Social entrepreneurship

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Angel Drones - Team

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Mission - step 1: Affordability, case studies, validation,

optimization.

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Angel Drones - Case Studies Cost

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Mission - step 2: Convince decision makers that

robotics and big data help cities become more resilient against the

challenges brought by the 21st century fast and efficiently.

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Some Results

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Some Results

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Some Results

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Some Results

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Our Plan

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Our connections

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Our connections

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Our connections

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Our achievements: convincing decision makers

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Goal: Use UAVs to find the best places to

plant 200,000 native trees in the Mata Atlantica Rainforest by 2018

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Please, join us!

www.angeldrones.com.br

Facebook.com/AngelDronesBR

Twitter.com/AngelDronesBR

Thank you so much!