In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn speaks with Hans Similon, General Manager of Citymesh Safety Drone, about the world’s first nationwide drone network designed to support emergency services. Hans shares how Citymesh deploys drones-in-a-box across Belgium, ready to take off within 90 seconds to assist fire brigades and police with real-time HD and thermal imaging. Key highlights: World-first innovation: 70 drones deployed nationwide, controlled via 4G/5G with dual-modem redundancy...
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In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn speaks with Hans Similon, General Manager of Citymesh Safety Drone, about the world’s first nationwide drone network designed to support emergency services. Hans shares how Citymesh deploys drones-in-a-box across Belgium, ready to take off within 90 seconds to assist fire brigades and police with real-time HD and thermal imaging. Key highlights: World-first innovation: 70 drones deployed nationwide, controlled via 4G/5G with dual-modem redundancy...
Leen D'hondt on Building Better Worlds with Open Geodata & AI
Digitel Talk
12 minutes
5 months ago
Leen D'hondt on Building Better Worlds with Open Geodata & AI
In this AI for Good special episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn speaks with Leen D'hondt, Director of Technology at the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). From mapping remote, unmapped regions to empowering local communities with open-source tools, Leen shares how geospatial data can transform lives in low- and middle-income countries. Discover how HOT works with communities to address local challenges—from post-disaster recovery and sanitation planning to disability access and environ...
Digitel Talk
In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn speaks with Hans Similon, General Manager of Citymesh Safety Drone, about the world’s first nationwide drone network designed to support emergency services. Hans shares how Citymesh deploys drones-in-a-box across Belgium, ready to take off within 90 seconds to assist fire brigades and police with real-time HD and thermal imaging. Key highlights: World-first innovation: 70 drones deployed nationwide, controlled via 4G/5G with dual-modem redundancy...
