AÑO
2017
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Industria, innovación e infraestructura
PAL. CLAVE
drone technology, infrastructure, medical transportation
PAÍS
United Kingdom
CRÉDITOS
The project is a collaboration between Redline partners led by Afrotech, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL); the Norman Foster Foundation; and Foster + Partners.
LINK
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2015/09/proposals-for-droneport-project-launched-to-save-lives-and-build-economies/
Droneport
Drone port will be used to transport urgent medical supplies to remote areas of Africa.
Foster + Partners has launched proposals for the Droneport project in Africa to support cargo drone routes capable of delivering urgent and precious supplies to remote areas on a massive scale. The specialist drones can carry blood and life-saving supplies over 100 kilometres at minimal cost, providing an affordable alternative that can complement road-based deliveries. Two parallel networks would operate services, the Redline using smaller drones for medical and emergency supplies; and the commercial Blueline that would transport crucial larger payloads such as spare parts, electronics, and e-commerce, complementing and subsidising the Redline network.
"Africa is a continent where the gap between the population and infrastructural growth is increasing exponentially." said Norman Foster. " The Droneport project is about doing more with less, to make an immediate life-saving impact in Africa."