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Drones
ASR: Using drone imagery to improve disaster relief response and economic planning
investment Stage
Early Stage
investment status
Graduated
country of registration
Kenya
founding year
2017

25

TOTAL COMMITS
ISSUES
6 LOGGED
PULL REQUESTS
0 CLOSED
Investment Period Activity

Autonomous Systems Research (ASR)  builds infrastructure around software and hardware, to enable aerial missions with drones to develop remote sensing abilities, generate and store data and provide it via web portals and SMS platforms. During the investment period, ASR developed tools and techniques based on drone technology to facilitate the delivery of high-resolution data and deliver it to the target market easily. ASR aims to develop an open ecosystem for the production and enhancement of aerial imaging. To ensure high precision and reliable data collection and analysis for rapid response in densely populated areas, such enhancement is required. 

Overall, ASR seeks to establish a national repository of remote sense data to gather statistics in several areas such as crop patterns, the water levels in reservoirs, forest canopy cover, forest level of deforestation, length of trees, and species, among many other metrics. Over time, this data will form patterns and forecasts to guide proactive decision-making.

Alignment with unicef strategic areas
Multiple Sectors or Core Infrastructure
Funding recieved by company

98 K usd

Early-Stage Funding
Investment Made:2017 Status:graduated

Achievements to date

Early-stage Graduation Status