Post-disaster conditions monitoring based on pre-existing networks

A post-disaster conditions monitoring system, comprising:

• a device processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps:
• receiving information from at least one pre-existing network, the information including flooding information from a sensor configured to detect moisture and electrical power outage information from a sensor configured to detect an electrical power outage;
• determining condition information for disaster conditions in a geographic region, the disaster conditions comprising flood conditions and electrical power outage conditions;
• wherein the disaster conditions are based on the information received from the at least one pre-existing network;
• receiving initial images of the geographic region from cameras of mobile devices of an initial set of users and from cameras of drones dispatched by the initial set of users;
• determining, based on the initial images, an unphotographed location in the geographic region where the initial images omit the unphotographed location;
• dispatching a second set of users to the unphotographed location;
• receiving additional images from cameras of mobile devices of the second set of users and cameras of drones dispatched by the second set of users of the unphotographed location;
• preparing a photographic representation of the geographic region by assembling the initial images, the additional images, and additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users;
• preparing a map, based on the photographic representation of the geographic region, indicating identified conditions associated with relative priorities of areas within the geographic region, based on the condition information, the initial images, and the additional images, and the additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users, the map being used to guide disaster response strategies;
• wherein the initial images and the additional images are processed when preparing the map to improve the accuracy of the identified conditions associated with the areas within the geographic region;
• wherein the map includes multiple layers, each layer being associated with a respective condition;
• preparing disaster response strategies based on selected layers of the map;
• wherein each selected layer corresponds to an identified condition to be associated with a disaster response strategy;
• wherein each identified condition has a priority;
• and
• requesting, using a transmitter to contact emergency responders, disaster response actions based on the disaster response strategies by the emergency responders while prioritizing disaster areas when performing the disaster response actions;
• wherein the prioritizing is based on relative priorities of identified conditions associated with the disaster areas within the geographic region, as indicated in the map;
• wherein the conditions monitoring system also requests the disaster response actions by the emergency responders based on the map, the disaster response actions comprising instructions to the emergency responders to travel to areas shown in the map to assist users in the areas;
• wherein the conditions monitoring system uses the initial images, the additional images, and the additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users to provide additional information about the conditions within the geographic region to improve the disaster response actions and to improve the accuracy of the map by providing information other than that provided by the at least one pre-existing network;
• wherein at least one drone is configured to receive images from other drones in the geographic region and relay the images to the conditions monitoring system.

A post-disaster conditions monitoring system, comprising:

• a device processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps:
• receiving information from at least one pre-existing network, the information including flooding information from a sensor configured to detect moisture, electrical power outage information from a sensor configured to detect an electrical power outage, and population density information regarding population density in the geographic region;
• determining condition information for disaster conditions in a geographic region, the disaster conditions comprising flood conditions and electrical power outage conditions;
• wherein the disaster conditions are based on the information received from the at least one pre-existing network;
• receiving initial images of the geographic region from cameras of mobile devices of an initial set of users and from cameras of drones dispatched by the initial set of users;
• determining, based on the initial images, an unphotographed location in the geographic region where the initial images omit the unphotographed location;
• dispatching a second set of users to the unphotographed location;
• receiving additional images from cameras of mobile devices of the second set of users and cameras of drones dispatched by the second set of users of the unphotographed location;
• preparing a photographic representation of the geographic region by assembling the initial images, the additional images, and additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users;
• preparing a map, based on the photographic representation of the geographic region, indicating identified conditions associated with relative priorities of areas within the geographic region, based on the condition information, the initial images, and the additional images, and the additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users, the map being used to guide disaster response strategies;
• wherein the initial images and the additional images are processed when preparing the map to improve the accuracy of the identified conditions associated with the areas within the geographic region;
• wherein the map includes multiple condition layers, each condition layer being associated with a respective condition;
• wherein the map further includes a population density layer indicating population densities associated with areas within the geographic region, based on the population density information;
• preparing disaster response strategies based on selected condition layers of the map;
• wherein each selected condition layer corresponds to an identified condition to be associated with a disaster response strategy;
• wherein each identified condition has a priority;
• requesting, using a transmitter to contact emergency responders, disaster response actions based on the disaster response strategies by the emergency responders while prioritizing disaster areas when performing the disaster response actions;
• wherein the prioritizing is based on relative priorities of identified conditions associated with the disaster areas within the geographic region and further based on population densities associated with the disaster areas within the geographic region, as indicated in the map;
• wherein the conditions monitoring system also requests the disaster response actions by the emergency responders based on the map, the disaster response actions comprising instructions to the emergency responders to travel to areas shown in the map to assist users in the areas;
• wherein the conditions monitoring system uses the initial images, the additional images, and the additional information about conditions of the geographic region acquired using the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the initial set of users and the drone sensors of the drones dispatched by the second set of users to provide additional information about the conditions within the geographic region to improve the disaster response actions and to improve the accuracy of the map by providing information other than that provided by the at least one pre-existing network.