G-PREP and some area partners have the green-light to more closely examine how feasible using unmanned vehicles would be in managing a large-scale emergency situation in the region.
G-PREP -- or the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership -- will receive funding for the study.
Co-ordinator Jennifer Wood says there are some situations where an unmanned vehicle would be useful.
"That could be for example during a hazardous materials incident or spill. It could be going into a really small space, like a collapsed building or something like that."
Wood says the G-PREP partners, along with the Centre for Research and Innovation, GPRC, the Peace Area Economic Development Alliance, and the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicles will work together on the project.
image from the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS)
