Task P-5111: Identify what to look for during damage assessment in FPV or Orthomosaic Imagery
Channel: Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol
Date: 2020-07-30

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Learn what to be looking for during damage assessment with sUAS, how to behave inside disaster zones and what investigative questions to be asking yourself during the mission.

*Important*
This task is NOT in CAP's sUAS Task Guide; however, a near-identical task is P-2026 for Mission Scanners. You can find a full rundown of CAP Knowledge on the subject inside the Mission Scanner reference text, pg. 123.

Links
Civil Air Patrol sUAS Task Guide
https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services/small-unmanned-aerial-systems-operations/draft-cap-suas-forms

FEMA Preliminary Damage Assesment Guide
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1590686343169-3e382d1466ac2d0bb150d994ddce48e9/Preliminary_Damage_Assessment_Guide_5_26.pdf

Civil Air Patrol Mission Scanner Reference Text
https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas/scanner

Credits
1) Video production, edited picture elements, orthomosaic maps, pix4dcapture osd: Brett Seidell
2) Google Earth Imagery
3) Assorted Imagery from Civil Air Patrol Educational Material 
4) Assorted Wikimedia Commons Imagery
5) Unsplash Artists: Hasan Almasi, Vashino Devi, NASA, Museums Victoria, Nikolas Noonan, Nicolas Lobos,  Sharosh Rejasekher, Sam Xu, Frederick Tubiermont, Matt Howard, Clinton Naik, Bob Armstrong